Emilie Kiser's lawyer said he hoped her public records case would recognize privacy interests "all of us" have, regardless of ...

SPRINGFIELD — Saying people shouldn’t be punished twice for the same crime, city officials are pushing for legislation to ...

The Second Chance Amendment Act, D.C.’s new expungement and record-sealing law, went into effect on March 1, 2025.1 This Act ...

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin ...

Under current law, a person who has an eligible criminal conviction and has met certain statutory requirements can file a form seeking to seal the criminal records associated with the conviction.

Eviction records used to follow people for life. A new law that went into effect Monday allows some renters to seal those records, eliminating future barriers to housing. Housing advocates in ...

The Illinois House passed a monumental plan Friday to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies.

In contrast, record sealing hides the criminal record from public view, making it mostly invisible to employers and landlords, while law enforcement retains access. Although records aren’t ...

A major shift is coming to Virginia’s criminal justice system with the state’s new Clean Slate Law, aimed at giving thousands of residents a second chance by sealing certain criminal records.

Bridging the Gaps of Arkansas is hosting a free record-sealing clinic later this month ... And then from that point, we work with them, with the attorneys that will be here are with Lone Star ...

A new law went into effect Monday allowing some renters in Massachusetts to seal their eviction records, which could give many a fresh start when trying to find housing. “This is a housing ...