Jefferson Criminal Record Expungement Lawyers: An expungement lawyer specializes in assisting individuals in sealing their criminal records. People make mistakes. It will be more difficult to find employment, housing, and loans with an arrest and conviction record because those transgressions will appear on your background check. An experienced expungement attorney is needed to determine eligibility, obtain the necessary documentation, file the paperwork, and attend any hearings. If you have been arrested or and/or convicted, you should call an expungement lawyer to help you expunge your record and move on after your regrettable mistake. What is an Expungement? Per La. Code
Category: Criminal Law
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Air Conditioning is not a Constitutional Right for Death Row Inmates: Three death row inmates at Angola filed suit against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and various officials alleging that the lack of air conditioning on death row amounted to a violation of the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. The inmates argued that their health conditions were made worse by high temperatures, and that their being kept in hot cells amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The trial court ruled in favor of the Eighth Amendment claim but rejected the disability claims. The trial