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Illinois' Marsy's Law was one of several efforts to expand Marsy's Law across the U.S. following its successful adoption in California. Voters in South Dakota [3] [4] and Montana [5] adopted their own versions of Marsy's Law in 2016, but the Montana measure was held unconstitutional by the Montana Supreme Court before it was implemented. [6]
The amendment added Article I, Section 8.1 to the Illinois Constitution of 1970, which read: Section 8.1: Crime Victim's Rights: a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the following rights as provided by law: 1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process.
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Marsy’s Law provides victims with clear and enforceable rights on the same constitutional level as those of the accused. These rights include the right to be notified of all criminal proceedings ...
Marsy's Law is no doubt well-intentioned, but the courts and the legislature should give serious thought to the issues raised by the adoption of 2930.07. As Martin Luther King once said, "the time ...
But those laws passed when Florida had forward-looking legislators and leaders like Sen. J. Emory “Red” Cross of Gainesville, father of the 1967 ... Editorial: Under Marsy’s Law, darkness ...
Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
Western Circuit Judge Lawton Stephens ruled Monday that District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez violated a crime victim's rights.