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

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District of Columbia v. 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. In Facebook v. Holloway v. Servotronics Inc. Rolls-Royce PLC.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

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You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” And, there are no federal laws mandating gun storage practices after the owner takes position of a legally purchased firearm. While CAP laws have been enacted in 29 states and the District of Columbia, the trigger for liability varies from state to state.

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Court asked to review prosecution of Jan. 6 participants, with implications for Trump

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Miller was charged with assaulting Capitol police, a felony, and disorderly conduct inside the Capitol building, a misdemeanor. A federal district court in Washington agreed and dismissed the obstruction charges. Garrett Miller was one of thousands of Trump supporters arrested in the aftermath of Jan. But the U.S. Chiaverini v.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the District of Columbia concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider an action challenging President Trump’s Executive Order on “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” because the plaintiffs had failed to establish that they had standing to sue. Arizona Board of Regents , No.

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More than 70 charged in Capitol attack: DOJ officials

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” Acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin said that the scope and scale of the DOJ’s investigation into the attack is “unprecedented.” He wanted to clarify that while many of the initial charges seem minor, like misdemeanor trespass charges, this is only the beginning.