JURIST
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Amendment XI was added to Article 355 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, a provision which originally punished the act of providing addictive narcotics to another person. The post China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
JURIST
DECEMBER 19, 2020
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has sanctioned Russian athletes from using the country’s name and flag for two years. The WADA had initially banned Russia from international sports events for four years in 2019. However, the court decided to cut the ban from 4 years to 2.
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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. The latest provision involves the possible criminal prosecution for possessing a gun on private property if owner has not approved such possession on the premises. Bruen, 142 S. in Christian v.
The Crime Report
MARCH 18, 2022
A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.
FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 26, 2021
The Guidelines rationale is that “[o]rganizations can act only through agents and, under federal criminal law, generally are vicariously liable for offenses committed by their agents.” Which brings us to the FIFA prosecutions, a topic that would not typically be blogworthy for the FDA law blog.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 13, 2024
In Hunter’s case, it was a $142,000 Fisker sports car. She allegedly asked Uribe what he would say to law enforcement about the payments used for a Mercedes-Benz convertible and Uribe said that he could say that the payment were a “loan.” The allegations in the two cases draw obvious comparisons.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 29, 2023
The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. I have previously raised doubts over some of these laws, which are based on questionable factual claims and distinctions between weapons.
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