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Mississippi medical marijuana legalization moves on to the state governor’s desk

JURIST

The voting margins in both chambers are considered “veto-proof,” enough to override a governor’s veto should Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves refuse to sign. An earlier draft of the bill prompted Reeves to threaten a veto, but lawmakers drafted bill after bill until many of Reeves’ contentions were addressed.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

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Reynolds Vapor Company and a group of retailers based in Texas and Mississippi, primarily fielded questions from just two justices, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson a promising sign for his clients. During 72 minutes of oral arguments, almost all of the justices peppered Vivek Suri, the assistant to the U.S.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 14, 2022 to May 20, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC issued a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be considered at its required monthly open meeting on June 8 that asks for public comment on its proposal to authorize LPTV stations operating on TV channel 6 to continue to provide an analog audio stream that can be received on FM radios at 87.7.

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In New York State Rifle, the court should look to text, history, and tradition

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In 1786, Virginia enacted an act on affrays – drafted by Thomas Jefferson – forbidding a person to “go nor ride armed … in terror of the country.” When slavery was abolished in 1865, Mississippi enacted a law that no African American “not licensed so to do by the board of police of his or her county, shall keep or carry fire-arms.”

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Navigating the waters of the new term

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Josh Gerstein of Politico, with his colleague Alexander Ward, broke the story of the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. One of those making his return to the courtroom for the first time since 2020 is a reporter who made quite a splash last May 2. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – The Shutdown Does Not Put Everything on Hold

Broadcast Law Blog

Stations with those due dates should be prepared to upload their Public File Reports by February 1 if the FCC’s Public Inspection File database is up and operating by then.

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Mississippi House passes bill banning transgender athletes from female sports

JURIST

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed the SB2536 Bill on Wednesday, which bans transgender athletes from female designated sports. The Bill was introduced in the Mississippi Senate, which it passed earlier last month with a vote of 34-9, and now the House of Representatives with a vote of 81-28.

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