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  2. United States federal probation and supervised release

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    The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for imprisonment, [1] or in addition to home detention, [2] while the latter is imposed in addition to imprisonment.

  3. Felony disenfranchisement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the person must pay "Any court order restitution paid; current in the payment of any child support obligations; and/or Any court ordered court costs paid". The ex-offender must either obtain a court order restoring their right to vote or complete the certificate of restoration of voting rights.

  4. Disbarment - Wikipedia

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    Because disbarment rules vary by area, different rules can apply depending on where a lawyer is disbarred. Notably, most US states have no procedure for permanently disbarring a person. Depending on the jurisdiction, a lawyer may reapply to the bar immediately, after five to seven years, or be banned for life.

  5. Woman with ALS explains decision to die with medical assistance

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    When asked about people who think dying with medical assistance isn't a great idea, Goodfriend said, "If it's not a good idea for you, don't consider it, but there has to be a way for those who ...

  6. Lifetime probation - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. state of Georgia, anyone convicted of rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, or kidnapping of a minor under the age of 13 years old will receive a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years up to a maximum to life without the possibility of parole, and will be subject to probation for life; following his or her release ...

  7. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court decided under Title II of the ADA that mental illness is a form of disability and therefore covered under the ADA, and that unjustified institutional isolation of a person with a disability is a form of discrimination because it "...perpetuates unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are incapable or unworthy of ...

  8. 'We just want to be married': Some disabled people can't get ...

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    The policies regulating disabled adult children only allow for marriage if someone marries another adult disabled child or someone receiving Social Security because of disability or retirement ...

  9. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Disability rights advocates Patrisha Wright of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), and Evan Kemp Jr. (of the Disability Rights Center) led an intense lobbying and grassroots campaign that generated more than 40,000 cards and letters. After three years, the Reagan Administration abandoned its attempts to revoke or amend the ...