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US appeals court rules that Second Amendment protects non-violent offenders from federal firearm bans

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The case resulted from Bryan Range’s appeal from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Hardiman authored the opinion of the court. The court ruled that under new US Supreme Court precedent from New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Circuit Judge Thomas M.

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The first relists of October Term 2022

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McDonough , a case that the court already rescheduled seven times last term, and which involves the construction of a statute providing disability pay for members of the military. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by a divided vote , deferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs construction of the statute under Chevron U.S.A.,

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act. The district court ruled that EPA was required to conduct such evaluations in October 2016 and set an expedited schedule for EPA’s compliance. California Chamber of Commerce v.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. Connecticut filed a motion for remand to state court (December 2).

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Reductions on deductions and state courts on out-of-state businesses

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New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey filed suit, arguing that the new law violated the Constitution — specifically, Article I, Section 8 , and the 10th and 16th Amendments — because it interfered with states’ sovereign taxing authority by unduly coercing them to change their sovereign tax policies and by denying them equal sovereignty.

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Spooky Torts: Tykes and Trial Lawyers Gather for All Hallow’s Eve

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Kevin Kelly and his girlfriend Regina Jones went to a Halloween party at the Rustic Café in Old Lyme, Connecticut in 2018. The inability to secure a notary on a holiday has ruled out the waivers for the toddlers to sign, but I have avoided any stripper-trained, territorial monkeys. They were dressed as Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels.

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Returning regulation to the states, and predictable harms to health

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On the other hand, 16 states protect access to abortion through various methods, such as state constitutional amendments and laws that protect the right to privacy, state supreme court decisions interpreting equal protection to include reproductive care, and statutes that protect access to reproductive care.

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