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Missouri's new marijuana law went into effect on January 1, 2023, making it legal for anyone older than 21 to buy, possess, deliver, use, manufacture, and sell marijuana in the state. [4] It also sets the stage for thousands of Missourians to have their criminal records expunged, a move that some say is a step in the right direction for ...
Generally, removal jurisdiction exists only if, at the time plaintiff filed the action in state court, the federal court had a basis for exercising subject-matter jurisdiction over the action, such as diversity of citizenship of the parties or where plaintiff's action involves a claim under federal law. If removal is based solely on diversity ...
Cancellation of removal is a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States that allows some aliens who are in removal proceedings, who have lived in the United States for a long period of time and meet certain other conditions, to apply to remain in the United States and have the removal proceedings terminated. [1]
Applicants for executive clemency must have tried and failed to obtain all other avenues for sentence reduction first, including expungement and judicial appeals.
Missouri lawmakers, Johnson said in the statement, “tried and failed to do so,” referencing a state law that declares certain federal gun laws invalid. A federal judge struck down the law in ...
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Equitable tolling applies in criminal and civil proceedings, including in removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). [2] Equitable tolling is a common principle of law stating that a statute of limitations shall not bar a claim in cases where the plaintiff, despite use of due diligence, could not or did not discover the injury until after the expiration of the ...
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S. Constitution known as the supremacy clause, which asserts that federal law takes precedence over state laws.