Law Office Of Leo G. Barone, Jr.

10/22/2019

If you have a pending legal matter, here's your reminder to schedule a consultation!

10/18/2019

Asset forfeitures have long been used by the federal government and states as a key tool in the “War on Drugs.”

One of the government’s favorite tools in the War on Drugs—seizing the property of individuals convicted of drug-related crimes—appears to be losing favor with authorities, according to a study by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. The strategy has come under fire from critics on ...

10/16/2019

Rather than face continued rejection, some formerly incarcerated men and women are taking another path.

As he prepared to leave prison for the second time, David Figueroa decided he was going to walk away from the Chicago street gang he belonged to since he was a boy and build a better life for himself. “I wanted to do the right thing this time,” he says. “I wanted to get a job. I wanted to get ...

10/11/2019

Getting rid of private prisons won't fix everything, but it's a start.

The vast majority of prisoners are held in publicly run prisons. But the private sector affects their incarceration in different ways.

10/09/2019

The government argues that the Fourth Amendment protects information that you keep in your desk, but not information that you keep online, like old emails or pictures.

10/04/2019

Students have rights too, and it's important to know them.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." This is true for other fundamental rights, as well.

10/02/2019

Going through any legal battle can be stressful and confusing. Rely on our team to guide you every step of the way.

09/27/2019

It can be frustrating for those who have paid their debt to society to run into arbitrary roadblocks to employment.

More employers are committed to getting talent back to work by considering qualified individuals with criminal backgrounds.

09/24/2019

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09/19/2019

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09/11/2019

Today we remember those who died, those who served, and those who carry on.

09/09/2019

Face surveillance technology poses unique risks to people’s privacy and safety.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first appellate court in the nation to directly address the privacy harms posed by face recognition technology. The decision is a significant advance in the fight against the threats of face surveillance, sounding the alarm on t...