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Indiana House approves legislation to eliminate handgun licensing

JURIST

The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would eliminate handgun licensing in the state. Current Indiana law requires individuals to apply for a handgun license. Individuals must fill out an application, submit their fingerprints and complete local law enforcement agency processing.

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Federal appeals court upholds Indiana law mandating reporting of abortion complications

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld an Indiana law requiring medical providers to report complications “arising from” abortions to the state. Failure to comply with the law is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison and $1,000 in fines.

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . To that end, the reports did not reach conclusions about how many more public defenders were needed in Colorado, Indiana and Missouri, Law360 details. ” New Mexico and Oregon.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. In the eyes of the law, Tom is simply an Eastern wild turkey worth $300. He later confessed.

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