January 3,2009  major courts adopt "Expungements 3rd " argument !

Read the recent decision by the courts of New Jersey in their adoption of our long standing arguments in this successful expungement of criminal records.....

EDITORIAL: "Expungements 3rd- Freedom from the disability of a legal record" * since its first publication in 1999 and now in its 3rd edition (Eastman, editor) is the book that has affected and changed the laws throughout the nation at every level from local, state and federal jurisdiction for all matters relating to to the correction and expungments of administrative, civil and criminal records. In our recent telephone interview with the author, lawyer and pro bono publico legal counsellor contacted during his medical research studies while at Imperial College shortly after the publication of the court's decision in London, England (November 15, 2008) Joseph Dumanov, Esquire, went on to say "Since the day I read the editorial in the New Jersey Law Journal (1999?) describing he plight of over 4 million American youth with records that were unable to get their lives back on track including entering college or obatining meanigful employment is what prompted me to write this work. I can now say that I am very pleased that a state such as New Jersey has recognized the main thesis and argument of this work in relieving the disability that so many young people suffer from such injurious legal records. Both the attorney for the petitioner and the Court fully recognized my legal position and nearly verbatim from the book cited in their arguments and ruling. Such is expected from a civilized society that understands the social challenges our youth are faced with and so poorly prepared for at every level. Although many attempts were made to discourage this argument over the years I was certain that justice would prevail in cases where expungements are appropriate and that such an argument would prevail. Many state courts have accepted parts of the many arguments in 'Expungements' but with New Jersey's adoption of this successful argument truly sets a national legal precedent that modern and contemporary jurisprudence can follow in every state. I am optimistic and expectant that my thesis that includes other arguments that will also be adopted by the courts in other areas of applicable law when argued by lawyers anywhere  in America."

"Jurists, especially civil rights advocates will recognize the greater implication of this ruling going beyond this limited application of law is that of shifting the burden back to the state a practice almost totally forgotten or disregarded by practitioners. "

"I  am especially pleased with this ruling and wish to recognize the attorney for the petitioner Vincent J. Gaughan for his advocacy in obtaining this ruling. It was long due. "

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