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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

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For decades, attorneys, activists, academics, and even judges have openly critiqued the War on Drugs and its associated harsh enforcement policies such as mandatory minimum sentencing. The relationship between anti-gun and anti-drug initiatives becomes clear when looking at felony convictions. The full paper can be accessed here. .

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court said the statutory language authorized courts to grant stays and that EPA’s reading of the statute “would have the perverse result of empowering this court to act when the agency denies a stay but not when it chooses to grant one.” State of Washington Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office , No. 47641-0-II (Wash. June 20, 2017).

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. The federal district court for the District of Colorado rejected arguments that the U.S. Irish Court Rejected Claims that National Mitigation Plan Violated Climate Statute, Constitution, and Human Rights Obligations. Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp. ,

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