Changes to the Law on Sealing Records (2017)

I posted this to my website under Expunctions/Nondisclosures earlier today. I want to re-post it here, for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a great reminder that the law is organic—it moves forward, backwards, etc. all the time. Secondly, it’s a good reminder to all...

When Police Are Thieves: forfeiture law update

You might assume, as any rational person would, that if the police illegally stop your vehicle and then illegally search it, and find cash and a small amount of cocaine, that the police would not be able to use the illegal search to justify forfeiture of your car. You...