In the year since Illinois legalized small amounts of cannabis, a lot has been written about provisions in the law giving people convicted of certain cannabis crimes a chance to petition a court to vacate and expunge their convictions.
What these news stories usually neglect to discuss is that for those who are not U.S. citizens, the immigration relief they’re hoping to get (by vacating these convictions) may not exist.
Read MoreHow to Expunge a Criminal Record in Illinois - the process of expunging a criminal record in Illinois is relatively simple. Sadly, there are still many people who have yet to do it. Once someone realizes s/he should (or can) expunge their criminal record the next step is figuring out what criminal records can be expunged.
Read MoreEmployment Criminal Background Check Illinois. While some employers will hire someone with a criminal background, I can’t think of any employer (given today’s prevalence of performing pre-hire criminal background checks) willing to hire someone after learning that s/he lied about their criminal background.
Read MoreNo one should need reminding that Florida could, once again, play a crucial role in deciding who will become this nation’s next president. Let’s make sure that everyone who wants to vote in 2020 can and does – including those ex-felons living in Florida.
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Read MoreHow to expunge a criminal record in Illinois - When Identity Theft Gives You a Criminal Record. While most identity theft victims experience financial losses or damage to their credit history, other I.D. victims will discover -- usually by accident -- that their personal information (name/birthdate) was used by someone else when arrested.
Read MoreExecutive Clemency Illinois During the Age of COVID. Whether or not Governor Pritzker’s administration wants to acknowledge it, COVID has left its mark on the clemency process in Illinois. COVID’s Impact on Executive Clemency. The first indication that COVID would have an impact on the clemency process occurred in April when the Prisoner Review Board (PRB/Board) cancelled its public hearings.
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