• MARC LA CLOCHE v. RANDY A. DANIELS, as Secretary of State, New York State Department of State
    • Although Marc La Cloche was trained to be a barber in a NYS prison, he was subsequently denied the opportunity to practice his trade upon release.
  • Nixon v. Commonwealth (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001)
    • Former nursing home employees challenged the validity of a state statute that disqualified certain persons with criminal records from working in elder care facilities. The court found that the law was “draconian…arbitrary and irrational,” and that it did not serve a legitimate government purpose. 789 A.2d 376 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001)
  • Soto-Lopez v. New York City Civil Service Commission
    • The court found that an applicant’s nine-year old manslaughter conviction was not directly related to the position of housing caretaker, and that based on that specific conviction the applicant did not pose a risk to property or public safety. However, when considered in ilight of the applicant’s three-year old convictions for criminal possession of a narcotic drug with intent to sell and criminal possession of a controlled substance, the court held that the applicant had demonstrated a lack of rehabilitation and this his involvement in drugs and violence psed an unacceptable risk to housing tenants. 755 F.2d 266 (2d Cir. 1985)