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Ghost guns, six-person juries, and discretionary visa decisions

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VanDerStok , involving the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate firearm parts kits (colloquially known as “ghost guns”) under the Gun Control Act of 1968, which imposes licensing, background-check, recordkeeping, and serialization requirements on persons engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in “firearms.”

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

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Her mother hails from Jamaica, while her late father was the son of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for gun manufacturers, argued that the requirement should be invalidated because it was impossible to implement the technology. Early life and career. Following the U.S.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DHS had waived the requirements of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. CBAF reported that the second activist was sentenced to two years in prison, with both years deferred.

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Will You Survive? How Trump’s Upheaval is Reshaping Your Legal Career”

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In one of only four cases to go to trial, Trump was convicted in New York state court of 34 felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star. Legal and Insurance Sectors Legal Gold Rush: Lawyers are bracing for a surge in immigration and compliance cases, potentially filling their coffers with new revenue streams.

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