Steve Cohen
The Public Record
Convenience is not a good enough reason for concealing information from the public.
H.R. 1508 essentially compels each trial court to become a documents clearinghouse that will undoubtedly compromise the property and privacy interests of litigants.
Letters from the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen.
And that it affects largely people of color disproportionately, who have their convictions and then need the scholarships and don't get them. And what does that do? Put them in a spiral of failure. That needs to stop.
If you are a kid on the street smoking marijuana and you happen to be a user, you should be dealt with a lot differently than someone who is out there selling large amounts of marijuana.





