Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

KALAMAZOO — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills preventing those who’ve committed misdemeanor domestic violence offenses from possessing firearms for a period of time after conviction. The ...

American lives have been uprooted because of simple misdemeanor marijuana offenses—punishments for an activity that is now legal for various purposes in 38 states. But new legislation would provide ...

Arizona House Bill 2658 would allow individuals convicted of misdemeanors to petition for expungement after three years, subject to judicial review. Supporters argue the bill aligns expungement ...

A Republican-sponsored bill that aims to lower first-time drug charges from felonies to misdemeanors that advocates say would decrease institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system is facing ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Wednesday that will enact stricter punishments for people who run from police and also looks to crack down on street takeovers.

More than 60% of criminal filings in Nevada are for misdemeanor offenses, the Fines and Fees Justice Center told state lawmakers in June. Despite being the overwhelming majority of crimes processed in ...