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

The Crime Report

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.”. Legal Solutions.

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

LegalTalkNetwork

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. TWO: In the Kennedy Mighell Report , hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell take on a major pain point for lawyers: selling their legal services.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. I have a legal education.”

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Norfolk Police Officer Fired For Making Anonymous Donation To Kyle Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

.” Despite the obvious attack on free speech and associational rights, there has been little concern raised in the media or by legal experts. Police officers (and paramedics) should be able to make donations to legal funds without being harassed by the media or fired by their departments.

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Locked and Loaded: Supreme Court is Ready for a Showdown on the Second Amendment

JonathanTurley

Indeed, just this week, the court turned down a challenge of a Wisconsin law imposing a lifetime ban on gun ownership for former felons, including cases involving nonviolent crimes. The high court has been carefully waiting for just the right case to address states and cities that have sought to limit gun rights.

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Wisconsin Voter ID Law for College Students Upheld

JonathanTurley

District Judge James Peterson this week upheld Wisconsin’s voter identification rules for college students. The Seventh Circuit previously ruled on the student ID question, though in a different legal framework. 2020), the court considered a variety of challenges to Wisconsin voting regulations, including one part of § 5.02(6m)(f).

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“Discrimination at the Hands of their Government”: Another Federal Court Has Halted a Federal Relief Program As Racially Discriminatory

JonathanTurley

Milwaukee District Judge William Griesbach issued a temporary restraining order in Wisconsin halting Biden’s controversial $4 billion race-based federal relief program for farmers. While legislative counsel and some legal experts raised concerns over the constitutionality of the law, a trial court rejected the challenge.