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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

SCOTUSBlog

People born in the other territories — Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. permits courts to defer to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ construction of a statute designed to benefit veterans, without first considering the pro-veteran canon of construction; and (2) whether Chevron should be overruled.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

The Lacey Act and other federal wildlife statutes could be charged for such conduct. If convicted of a felony, the maximum penalty is $20,000 and/or up to five years imprisonment. Moreover, he could be implicated in unlawful trade of wild animals, which is both a state and federal offense. However, the penalties are notably higher.

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