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US judge declares California assault weapon ban unconstitutional

JURIST

The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. Benitez declared Califonia’s assault weapon ban unconstitutional on Thursday because it violates the right to bear arms enumerated in the US Constitution’s Second Amendment.

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Ohio officers will not be charged in fatal shooting of Joe Frasure, Jr.

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Unknown to the police at the time of the encounter, Frasure was on probation in Indiana for Felony Battery and on parole in Kentucky for Methamphetamine Manufacturing. Joe Frasure, Jr. succumbed to his injuries on January 31, 2023.

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Another DOJ Self-Disclosure Policy – This time for M&A Lawyers

FDA Law Blog

Earlier this year, DOJ’s CPB issued its own voluntary disclosure policy , which applies more broadly to potential criminal violations “involving the manufacture, distribution, sale, or marketing of products,” as well as “misconduct involving failures to report to, or misrepresentations to” regulators.

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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

FDA Law Blog

the “Gree Companies”), an appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries that were involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of dehumidifiers. It involved Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co. and Gree USA Inc. At the time, in 2016, the Gree Companies’ settlement for $15.45

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Federal Firearms Prosecutions Rose 34% Between 2000-2016: Report

The Crime Report

“Most defendants in federal firearms cases are charged pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates interstate and foreign firearms commerce and prohibits certain persons, such as those with felony convictions, from possessing a firearm,” the study said. after peaking at 14,322 in 2004.

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The Antidote to Street Crime?: Outsourcing, Employment, and the Recently Convicted

The Crime Report

As a result of the arrest and conviction for felony possession of a weapon, this probationer lost his employment as an NYC Bus Driver and was sentenced to Felony Probation. To reverse this trend, the US government needs to force US manufacturers back to the US and hire US residents.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

FDA Law Blog

Pfizer manufactures tafamidis, a breakthrough treatment for a rare, progressive heart condition known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Whether the Beneficiary Inducement Statute (BIS) is relevant to interpreting the AKS (essentially, no). Background. Pfizer set the price of tafamidis at $225,000 for each one-year course of treatment.

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