To all parents of school-age children attending Wyoming public schools, beware: Wyoming law enforcement can and will pull your children out of class to interview
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Wyo Legislature Expedites Restoration of Gun, Civil Rights for First-Time Nonviolent Felons; Also (Correctly) Strips Gun Rights from Nonviolent Felons
March 17, 2023 Update — Governor Mark Gordon (R) signed SEA No. 0094 into law today. Accordingly, starting July 1, 2023, first-time, nonviolent felons may
Following Bruen, Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Prohibiting People Subject to Protection Orders From Possessing Firearms
Update July 4, 2023: On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Government’s petition for certiorari in Rahimi and will review this decision
Wyoming Supreme Court Clarifies When Miranda Advisements are Required
As discussed in this post, police are only required to give suspects those classic Miranda advisements that we’ve all heard on TV if the suspect
Wyoming Supreme Court Expands “Castle Doctrine”
(Source: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) SNAPSHOT Wyoming’s castle doctrine protects force used to protect against intruders or would-be intruders near vehicles
Reminders to Criminal Defendants: Withdrawing Guilty Pleas After Sentencing Requires Extraordinary Proof; “Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Illness” Plea May Be Entered Along with Traditional “Not Guilty” Plea
The Wyoming Supreme Court recently issued two opinions that serve as important reminders to criminal defendants in Wyoming. First, a criminal defendant cannot withdraw a
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