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A New Law For Sealing Felony Criminal Records in Virginia

January 30, 2022

Earlier this year, Virginia passed a new law that will allow people with certain criminal convictions to have their criminal records expunged and sealed. The new law applies to almost all misdemeanor convictions and certain felony convictions, including convictions for serious felony offenses such as child pornography, assault and battery, and voluntary manslaughter. The new […]

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What is a Special Grand Jury?

January 21, 2022

Page Pate explains special grand juries under Georgia law and how they are different from regular grand juries What is a special grand jury? In Georgia, a special grand jury is a type of grand jury that is allowed to hear witness testimony, issue subpoenas for witnesses or documents to investigate a case that’s […]

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Our Firm Wins “Compassionate Release” Motion to Keep Client Out of Prison

January 10, 2022

This week, a federal judge in Chicago granted a motion for a sentence reduction, often referred to as “compassionate release,” that we filed for our client—a 72-year-old man who had been sentenced to 78 months in prison for possessing child pornography. The judge reduced our client’s sentence to time served and ordered him to serve […]

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Criminal Antitrust Prosecutions Expected in Bid Rigging Cases

November 12, 2021

If passed, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will create enormous profit opportunities for government contractors. With this increased opportunity, however, comes an increased chance for companies to run afoul of antitrust regulations. The IIJA is a bipartisan piece of legislation that would invest $550 billion into the improvement and expansion of bridges, rail [&he…

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Google Search Algorithm Finding Child Pornography Challenged as Unconstitutional

October 19, 2021

On September 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a warrantless search of email attachments that have been flagged by an automated system as child pornography violates the Fourth Amendment. In doing so, the court overturned the conviction of Luke Noel Wilson, finding that the evidence from his attachments should […]

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