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

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Lisa Folajtar is barred because of a felony conviction for willfully making a materially false statement on her tax returns. Raymond Holloway cannot possess firearms because of a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Customs and Border Protection. Holloway v.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Instead, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld “general jurisdiction” over Cooper on the ground that Cooper, by registering as a foreign corporation in Georgia, had consented to suit in Georgia as a condition of doing business in the state. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund , 21-760. Next up is Kelly v.

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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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