JURIST

MARCH 26, 2023

Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the District Court of Guam ruled that the original permanent injunction from 1990, which blocked Public Law No. The court concluded that Moylan did not meet his burden under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) to warrant lifting the injunction. Public Law No.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

People with felony or violent misdemeanor convictions, restraining orders, or serious mental illness are all included on the list. The new office will support operations to seize firearms from dangerous people on the state’s database, the Armed and Prohibited Persons System.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

United States , the Supreme Court analyzed the Armed Career Criminal Act ’s force clause or elements clause. Under the ACCA, a person who has three violent felony convictions and is then convicted of possessing a firearm faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years. The case came to the court after Charles Borden Jr.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 15, 2021

The decision further indicated that longstanding firearms bans for felons were “presumptively lawful.” Raymond Holloway cannot possess firearms because of a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Lisa Folajtar is barred because of a felony conviction for willfully making a materially false statement on her tax returns.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly. 29.304 and 29.593.”

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

side without going through a designated port of entry, that same action becomes a misdemeanor or even a felony , depending on the circumstances. . Just like jaywalking across the street, prosecutions for walking across the border also disproportionately impact people of color and result in lethal confrontations with law enforcement.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2023

Share Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. Such “redundancies are common in statutory drafting,” Kavanaugh wrote.

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