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Looking at “Legal” Marijuana and CBD Advertising – A Presentation on the Issues

Broadcast Law Blog

While many states claim to have legalized marijuana, either for medical or recreational purposes, the Federal government still considers its possession a felony , and has specific laws that criminalize the use of radio frequencies, the Internet, and publications to promote its use.

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Will the Real Hunter Biden Now Step Forward?

JonathanTurley

Below is my Fox.com column on the upcoming deposition of Hunter Biden and the speculation on which Hunter will appear: the business genius, the blacked-out junkie, or the hunted son. The Justice Department has allowed felonies to lapse against Hunter, but these would be new potential charges with new dates under the statute of limitation.

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25 Years After Court Ruling, Released Sex Offenders Endure ‘Shadow Prisons’

The Crime Report

The landmark 5-4 ruling also concluded that the Kansas law governing the practice did not constitute double jeopardy since it merely authorized “civil” rather than “criminal” commitments. Between 1999 and 2015, Texas Health and Safety Code §made minor program rules violations a felony offense. Is it a prison?

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S. United States , No.

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Trump v. Cohen Is Another Lawsuit About The Plaintiff-In-Chief Weaponizing Civil Litigation

The Crime Report

The civil lawsuit accuses Cohen of violating his attorney-client relationship by testifying as a key witness before a Manhattan grand jury, revealing “confidences” and “spreading falsehoods” which resulted in Trump being charged on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

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Can Donald Trump Avoid a Reckoning in Court?

The Crime Report

to sit for depositions. The former president has been a consummate escape artist when it comes to his alleged violations of the law. However, after a lifetime of crime, corruption, and impunity, the criminal law may finally be catching up with the Houdini of white-collar crime. Our 45 th president is no stranger to the courts.

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The Mar-a-Lago Raid: Criminal Prosecution or Political Indemnification?

JonathanTurley

While the PRA requires the preservation of documents — and Trump’s alleged removal of records likely violated the law — it is relatively weak on enforcement elements. An allegation of removing classified material can trigger other laws beyond the PRA that bar the removal without authorization and proper protections.