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  • Background Check Policies for Apartment Applicants May Be Illegal

    May 10, 2016 - Apartment building managers may be breaking the law if they deny housing to all prospective residents who fail a background check, according to the latest guidance from federal officials.   “A policy or practice that denies housing to anyone with a prior arrest or any kind of criminal conviction cannot be justified,” according to guidance issued April 4 by Helen Kanovsky, general counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).   Apartment building owners and managers are scrambling to understand and comply with this latest interpretation of the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal for housing providers to discriminate against a variety of protected classes of peopl...

  • District attorney backing Nevada gun background check initiative

    May 05, 2016 - The top prosecutor in Las Vegas says he's backing a ballot measure to require criminal background checks on all weapon sales in Nevada, includi...

  • Rejected bus driver sues SEPTA over background checks

    May 03, 2016 - A school bus driver turned away from a job as a SEPTA bus operator because of a drug conviction dating back nearly 20 years filed a federal lawsuit...

  • Group helps those with criminal records with job skills

    May 02, 2016 - A Gaston County group is looking to help men and women with criminal records lead productive lives.   Faith, Hope and Love Ministries&...

  • Washington's Background Check Law Blocks 50 Gun Purchases

    April 29, 2016 - Records from the FBI show that Washington's new background check law blocked 50 gun purchases by felons during its first 14 months in effect....

  • See Tennessee Supreme Court Records Online

    April 28, 2016 - The Tennessee State Library & Archives recently launched a new online ordering system for Supreme Court cases. The new system will allow resear...

  • Criminal record holders hope for second chance

    April 26, 2016 - Several people with criminal records came forward in hopes of getting a second chance. An Expungement-Shielding Clinic took place at the Silver Spr...

  • Gov. Nixon bans criminal record check box on state job applications

    April 21, 2016 - On Monday, January 11, Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order to “ban the box” that ex-offenders normally have to check on employment...


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