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Nevada Supreme Court upholds state ban on ghost guns, reversing lower-court decision

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The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a 2021 state ban on ghost guns Thursday, overturning a lower-court decision that declared the law unconstitutional for being vague. ” Additionally, Stiglich found that the statute does not pose a risk of arbitrary enforcement by the government. In 2021, the Nevada legislature passed AB 286.

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As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

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After years of litigation and negotiation, the Nation prevailed in the U.S. The federal government and the states of Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada, which intervened below, successfully sought Supreme Court review. They argue that the jurisdictional threshold under the APA is less demanding than statutes allowing for money damages.

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

FDA Law Blog

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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Bald-Faced Attempt to Manipulate Venue Rejected

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The statute: For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought or to any district or division to which all parties have consented. But, the defendants argued that N.D.Cal. Side Canal & Irrigation Co. ,

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

FDA Law Blog

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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International child custody, arbitration, dormant commerce clause, and overtime

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Before paying any portion of the judgment, Dubin then moved to Nevada. 1988), which invalidated under dormant commerce clause doctrine an Ohio law providing that the state’s statute of limitation would not run against corporations that were not present in the state and had not designated an agent for service of process. 3 conference).

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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Even if the decision stands, it applies only in the Ninth Circuit, which encompasses Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Air pollution is governed at the federal, state, and sometimes local levels, and the relevant federal statute is the U.S.