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December 2025
We added 31 resources and updated 13 other resources on our Puerto Rico Courthouse Locations page in English and Spanish.
We added six new statutes related to kidnapping and child molestation to our Selected Missouri Statutes page and our Missouri Crimes page. Crimes added in English and Spanish.
November 2025
On our Alabama Restraining Orders page, we revised the question What protections can I get in a protection from abuse order? to make it easier for users to understand the protections a judge can give in an emergency or final protection order, and how having a protection order can restrict the abuser from legally having a gun.
On our Alabama State Gun Laws page, we added two new questions defining terms used in the gun laws:
We also revised six existing questions based on 2025 amendments to the law about who can possess a firearm:
- What is a felony?
- I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal?
- I have a protection from abuse order against the abuser. Can they have a gun?
- If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can they have a gun?
- What is the penalty for violating the state gun laws?
- I do not have a protection order against the abuser, and they were never convicted of a crime. Can they have a gun?
All changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!
We added nine new resources and updated 14 resources on our Ohio Legal Assistance page, and updated the resource on our Lawyer Referral Services page. All changes made in English and Spanish.
