Criminal Convictions and a New Collegiate Application Review Process

Youthful indiscretions that result in criminal convictions substantially impair access to a university/college and post-high school profession licensing educations. New York University (NYU) has changed its evaluation process of undergraduate applicants with criminal convictions.  Altering the manner within which NYU’s admission program will evaluate Common Application applicants with criminal convictions will significantly change both the…

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Illegally Extended Traffic Stops — Pennsylvania State Trooper Style

The Pennsylvania State Police train its officers to illegally extend traffic stops under any circumstances so as to search cars with or without consent. On April 27, 2015, in Commonwealth v. Nguyen, 2015 Pa. Super. LEXIS 223, 1, 2015 PA Super 98 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015), our Superior Court was called upon again to instruct…

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