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Holiday DUI Crackdown: Know Your Rights

DID YOU KNOW: The police are in force during the holidays, searching for intoxicated drivers. The courts have even allowed stopping...

Do You Have A Marijuana Conviction?

Did you know: Prop 64 legalized recreational use of Marijuana for adults over the age of 21. It now allows previous convictions for...

Baton Rouge Man Found Innocent After 36 Years in Prison

Williams was sentenced to life in prison without parole in ’83 for a rape and stabbing he did not commit... (Baton Rouge, LA – March 21,...

Are Cannabis Abatement Administrative Penalties Unconstitutional?

After Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling, we are left with the question: Are cannabis abatement administrative penalties, even partially,...

Breaking: Supreme Court Finds Excessive Fines Unconstitutional

Local governments have implemented excessive fines to replace criminal prosecutions and maintain the status quo of cannabis prohibition....

Record High Support for Legalizing Marijuana

"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans continue to warm to legalizing marijuana, with 64% now saying its use should be made legal. This is the...

Unconstitutional Eavesdropping

Did you know that an inmate's calls, that are not to an attorney, can be recorded and used against him in court? When an inmate makes a...

Cash Bail Risk Assessment

The cash bail system is unfair. Both federal and state lawmakers and judges acknowledge a problem. California’s new law tries to fix that...

5 Myths About Bankruptcy

Myth 1: You’ll lose everything You may think filing for bankruptcy means giving up your house, car and any other assets you may have. In...

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