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Proud Boys HI founder pleads guilty to felony charges for Jan 6 riot participation

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The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting both Ochs and DeCarlo. The post Proud Boys HI founder pleads guilty to felony charges for Jan 6 riot participation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

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The men were sentenced in the District of Columbia. Attorney Matthew M. Now, Robertson and Fracker must serve 87 months in prison, complete 36 months supervised release and pay restitution of $2,000.

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US appeals court upholds federal sex trafficking law

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld a law that combats online child sex trafficking called the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA). The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

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While CAP laws have been enacted in 29 states and the District of Columbia, the trigger for liability varies from state to state. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman, defense attorneys for the parents, said in a Dec. Child Access Prevention Laws in 29 States.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners. New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation. The court indicated that the attorney general had broad power to propound the interrogatories.

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Advertising for CBD – Safe for Broadcasters?

Broadcast Law Blog

Although recreational marijuana use is now legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and medical marijuana is legal in 33 states, it remains an illegal Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. But is it legal? After all that, we are back to where we began. There are no clear answers on CBD advertising yet.

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