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The Clean Slate Act

The Clean Slate Act continued the restorative justice work of Senator Darius Brown by building on the success of the Adult Expungement Reform Act of 2019, which significantly expanded the availability of expungements to Delawareans beyond the previously narrow population of […]

Governor Carney Signs New Law Making Juneteenth State Holiday

WILMINGTON – Governor John Carney signed legislation Wednesday making Juneteenth a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Sponsored by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, House Bill 119 establishes June 19 as a legal, permanent state holiday in Delaware. The bill […]

House Passes Legislation to Expand the Expungement Process in Delaware

DOVER- The House passed two bills Tuesday that would improve and expand the criminal record expungement process in Delaware, providing more Delawareans the opportunity to rebuild their lives by shedding the lingering stigma of a low-level offense. Sponsored in the […]

House Passes Bill Making Juneteenth State Holiday

DOVER – The House unanimously passed legislation Thursday recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were emancipated, on June 19, 1865, […]