Monthly Archives: December 2017
Hope For Getting Past Marijuana Convictions Sealed
Many states around the country are not only voting to legalize the use of marijuana, but also to allow people to reduce or erase convictions for marijuana crimes. Many have called it repairing the harm that was done by the “war on drugs.” New York has had a law in place since 2009 allowing… Read More »
“New State Law Gives Those with a Record a Second Chance”
On November 19th, Newsday highlighted the story of the very first person to have their criminal record sealed by a Long Island court under New York’s new law, which went into effect on October 7th. While it does not allow for expungement, the law allows low-level offenders to have criminal records sealed from employers,… Read More »
