Low-level Crack Offenders May Be Eligible for Sentence Reduction Under the First Step Act of 2018
Under the First Step Act of 2018, some federal offenders incarcerated for crack cocaine offenses became eligible for a sentence reduction. Before this week, eligible offenders were: (1) convicted before August 3, 2010, (2) of an offense involving cocaine base...
Mask-erade: What Your Business Needs to Know About Governor Cooper’s Executive Order Requiring Face Coverings
On June 24, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered that all North Carolinians wear face coverings in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But it is businesses – not individuals – who are liable if rules are broken. Since June 24, the...Discriminatory Practices in Reopening North Carolina
Last Wednesday, May 20th, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced another step toward the State’s reopening plan and signed a new Executive Order easing restrictions on businesses such as restaurants, salons, pools, day cares, overnight camps, and tattoo parlors....