Attorneys representing three individuals seeking to expunge their criminal records in Delaware have asserted that their applications were unjustly rejected due to convictions in other states. This ...

SOUTH BEND -- A new state law that went into effect July 1 is already being utilized by St. Joseph County residents wishing to clean up their criminal records. The new expungement law, House Enrolled ...

Lamenting that he could not erase the criminal record of a woman who successfully "turned her life around," Eastern District Judge Raymond Dearie urged judges, lawmakers and prosecutors to rethink the ...

The Rutgers Law School’s Expungement Law Project has helped hundreds of people across our state clear their New Jersey record. In the spring 2025 semester, Rutgers Law students have helped almost two ...

Apr. 16—TRAVERSE CITY — More northern Michiganders could be able to find work following a state law which automatically sets aside certain criminal convictions, regional proponents say. The Clean ...

For decades, Louisiana has imposed a legal Catch-22 on people seeking expungements long after being arrested for, or convicted of, low-level nonviolent offenses. First, the state tells them they have ...

In Maryland, an estimated 1.5 million residents have a criminal record– a quarter of our state’s population. For the majority of people who want to move on from their past run-ins with the law, even ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Hampton Roads community members are invited to attend a Free Eviction Expungement and Housing Workshop, hosted ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A bill designed to help former low level offenders move ahead with their lives will become law in Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton Wednesday signed the criminal records expungement bill, ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Supreme Court is refusing to seal the arrest and trial records for a Brown County man who was accused and later acquitted of first-degree murder. In a unanimous ...

This was first published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation into law ...