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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

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The law professors detail that the small arms race arises from three main “troubling” legal implications, and it’s looking at the examples of Wisconsin and Georgia’s laws that “exemplify this perilous confluence.”. Guha Krishnamurthi is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

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ICYMI: Three Hot Topics from Dark Money Politics to Free Speech and COVID-19

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He and Rawles talk about his journey to creative writing, teaching his University of Wisconsin Law School classes remotely, and his plans for a TV series based on his book. Wright shares his real-world experiences that inspired the characters, plot and location of his story.

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Lessons Learned In Law School

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Mark practices in State and Federal Court representing injury victims throughout Wisconsin. Michael Morgan (MM) is a Phoenix personal injury attorney and partner at MDK Law Group with experience in handling complex injury claims across Arizona. Prior to law school, I tended to avoid situations that would make me feel uneasy.

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Happy Plessivus! The New Rage in Separate-but-Equal Celebrations

JonathanTurley

In Wisconsin, for example, a federal court stopped Biden’s controversial $4 billion race-based federal relief program for farmers, holding that white farmers were found to be “experiencing discrimination at the hands of their government.” Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Any first-year law student knows that you cannot comment on the silence of a Mirandized defendant after an arrest under the Fifth Amendment – let alone ignore a court order. Wisconsin has a strong self-defense standard.

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“Vote Reparations”: Law Professor Calls For The Votes of Black Americans To Count Twice

JonathanTurley

Brandon Hasbrouck is an assistant professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has written an article in The Nation calling for a new form of reparations based on voting. the outcomes in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania were worryingly close.”.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

A Wisconsin challenge has been denied twice.) Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School. He teaches a course on the Supreme Court and the Constitution.

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