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

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Raymond Holloway cannot possess firearms because of a misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit disagreed, determining that Holloway’s DUI was “serious” enough to consider him an “unvirtuous citizen.” Holloway v. Servotronics Inc. Rolls-Royce PLC.

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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

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The recent rape of a woman on a train in Pennsylvania has shocked and disgusted the nation, particularly after passengers did nothing to help the woman as she was allegedly attacked by Fiston Ngoy, 35. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. 316, 155 A.2d

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Can More Jury Trials Save the Justice System?

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King in a paper published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. percent of federal criminal cases in 1962, but just over 2 percent in 2015, effectively turning trials into what former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy called “a system of pleas, not a system of trials.” justice system.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also denied motions to transfer the action to the District of Wyoming, where a challenge to the Waste Prevention Rule is pending. The California federal court said the substantive legal issues in the District of Wyoming case were distinct from the procedural issues at issue in this action. C20134963 (Ariz.

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