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Petitions of the week: Three Second Amendment petitions and a Wiretap Act claim against Facebook

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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. Barr ask whether applications of the ban to nonviolent offenders violate the Second Amendment.

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

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The statement could effectively knock out the misdemeanor gun possession count — the one count that could still be in play for the jury after the prosecution’s case on the more serious offense appeared to collapse in court. I have a legal education.” ” Under Section 948.60(2)(a) 29.304 and 29.593.”

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Freedom of Movement: Understanding Immigration Through The Lens Of Jaywalking Laws

The Crime Report

People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. In 1969, the Supreme Court held in Shapiro v. When someone ‘jaywalks’ from the Mexican side of the border to the U.S. Thompson that U.S.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also denied motions to transfer the action to the District of Wyoming, where a challenge to the Waste Prevention Rule is pending. The California federal court said the substantive legal issues in the District of Wyoming case were distinct from the procedural issues at issue in this action. C20134963 (Ariz.

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A Reform DA Fights Back

The Crime Report

Last May, in an ongoing legal challenge to Becton’s authority first filed in 2020, five white female prosecutors — Mary Knox, Alison Chandler, Mary Blumberg, Rachel Piersig and Jill Henderson — filed a federal lawsuit against Contra Costa County and its DA’s office.

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