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North Country New Yorkers Sound Alarm Over State Gun Ban

The Crime Report

Up at Mount Van Hoevenberg, a former Winter Olympics venue, it is unclear how the annual biathlon, a sport mixing skiing with target shooting, can proceed. It will be a felony to have a gun at sports venues. Adirondack Park, a mountain range covering a fifth of the state’s landmass that is larger than several U.S.

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A Call to Regulate E-Cig Advertising – What is the FCC’s Role in Regulating Advertising For the Vices?

Broadcast Law Blog

Given the illegal nature of the product under Federal law, stations have for the most part stayed away from advertising a product which, though possibly legal under individual state laws, is still a potential felony under federal law. Ads for these products can be controversial and in some cases subject to state law limitations.

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Federal appeals court rules professors do not to have to respect student pronouns

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Friday that public universities cannot compel professors to respect student pronoun preferences. Per the court, such speech is protected under the First Amendment, particularly if pronoun preferences go against a professor’s religious or philosophical beliefs.

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In a Central Texas County, High Schoolers Are Jailed On Felony Charges For Vaping What Could Be Legal Hemp

The Crime Report

“ In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

On the criminal side, I handle low level misdemeanors up to felonies. I randomly received a phone call from an old friend from law school asking if I could analyze a murder case on Court TV. The father ended up being kicked out of the court room due to his violent behavior in court that day. You are a successful attorney.

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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

US District Judge Liles Burke rejected a request from the US government to stay the case while appeals courts determine the appropriate standard of review for state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, which is a central issue to the case before Burke.

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NY Announces ‘First-in-the-Nation’ Gun Violence State of Emergency

The Crime Report

A spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms-trade association, spoke to the Wall Street Journal, saying they plan to challenge the law in court. . This move is supported by gun-control advocates, designed to circumvent a 2005 federal restriction of such legal suits.