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How the Pandemic Drives the Rise in Human Trafficking

The Crime Report

The Neal Davis Law Firm , a criminal defense law firm based in Houston, Tx., recently produced an in-depth report on human trafficking and its trends, as well as an examination of the laws pertaining to trafficking state-by-state. For instance, in Texas, human trafficking is a second-degree felony. The report, U.S.

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Federal Firearms Prosecutions Rose 34% Between 2000-2016: Report

The Crime Report

“Most defendants in federal firearms cases are charged pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates interstate and foreign firearms commerce and prohibits certain persons, such as those with felony convictions, from possessing a firearm,” the study said. Federal law also penalizes the criminal use of firearms.

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Biden Announces Crackdown on Ghost Guns

The Crime Report

attorney to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), NPR details. Reuters reports that Biden will also announce a ban on the manufacturing of ghost guns — a sweeping reform move that many have pushed for as a way to address the surge in violence. epidemic of gun violence.

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Congressional redistricting, patent infringement, arbitration, and the Armed Career Criminal Act

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Under the Hatch-Waxman Act, Congress created a pathway for pharmaceutical manufacturers to get FDA approval to bring the generic equivalent of existing branded drugs to market. The generic drug maker’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) must address each patent that the branded manufacturer claims for a method of using the drug.

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The Lawrence O’Donnell Factor: Will the Trump Jury Exercise Blind Justice or Willful Blindness?

JonathanTurley

Judge Juan Merchan has refused every opportunity to bring an end to this politically manufactured prosecution. Now it will be up to 12 New Yorkers to do what neither the court nor the prosecutors were willing to do: adhere to the rule of law regardless of the identity of the defendant. He is counting on the jury.

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“I See Dead People”: Bragg’s Case Against Trump Goes Paranormal

JonathanTurley

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is losing even CNN hosts and legal analysts. In a case based on a dead misdemeanor and a rapidly falling heart rate on the manufactured felony, one can understand the appeal of witnesses who can speak for the dead. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

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New Jersey Puts ‘Fair Chance Housing’ on the National Agenda

The Crime Report

It is therefore encouraging that states have begun to enact laws limiting record-based disqualifications in housing decisions. Phil Murphy signed into law the Fair Chance in Housing Act , the most rigorous state legislation to date limiting consideration of criminal records in housing decisions. On June 18, New Jersey Gov. Urbana, Il.,

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