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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]
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 ...
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 ...
Applicants for executive clemency must have tried and failed to obtain all other avenues for sentence reduction first, including expungement and judicial appeals.
In criminal proceedings, the legal burden of proof always falls on the prosecutor, i.e., the state. However, in removal proceedings, as is the case with other administrative proceedings, the legal burden of proof may fall on either side depending on the specifics of the charges. Specifically: [2] [3]
Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing ...
Stipulated removal is a summary deportation procedure used in immigration enforcement in the United States.Stipulated removal occurs when a noncitizen who is facing removal proceedings and is scheduled for a hearing with an immigration judge signs a document stipulating that he/she is waiving the right to trial and to appeal, and is prepared to be removed immediately.
Even if Amendment 3 modified Missouri’s mandatory reporting laws — which it does not — federal law still requires health care providers to report any suspected trafficking of children under ...