The Constitution of the United States contains some of the strongest guarantees of free speech in the world. Nonetheless, there are situations in which Americans can face criminal charges for exercising their first amendment rights. Since 2012, it’s been a crime to protest or disrupt…
Read More about Criminalizing Political ProtestsAcross the United States, inmates convicted of crimes requiring mandatory life sentences in their youth and their lawyers are preparing for new sentencing hearings. After last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, all inmates who were sentenced as juveniles to life in prison without parole are…
Read More about Young Prisoners Serving Mandatory Life without Parole Get New Sentence HearingsEveryone knows that it is reckless not to inform a partner that you are HIV positive before engaging in consensual sex. But did you know it’s also illegal? In Ohio, exposing a person to HIV without first warning them of potential risks is a crime,…
Read More about Criminal Laws on HIV Transmission in ColumbusWhen you are arrested for a drug crime in Ohio, it seems logical that you would be tried and sentenced for that crime in Ohio courts. As many defendants discover, however, that’s not always true. Under the federal Controlled Substances Act, most drug crimes are…
Read More about 5 Ways Drug Charges Become Federal Crimes in Columbus, OHWe’ve almost all seen drug-sniffing dogs at work at some point in our lives, whether at the airport or elsewhere. Watching these dogs in action can be fascinating, but their presence can make anyone nervous—innocent or not. It’s no surprise, then, that drug-sniffing dogs can…
Read More about Drug-Sniffing Dogs and Traffic StopsOver the past 16 years, parole in Ohio has quietly become a pipe dream for most convicts as parole numbers have dropped substantially during this interval. A new report from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee reveals that during this time, the number of convicts paroled…
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