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Governor asks for approval of 10 clemencies, many for commutations of long prison terms

At the Lectern

A court recommendation is constitutionally required before a governor can grant clemency to anyone who has been twice convicted of a felony. In 1989, Mr. Lindley sustained prior felony convictions for robbery and false imprisonment.” In 1993, Mr. Fitts sustained a prior felony conviction for assault with a firearm on a person.”

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US judge declares California assault weapon ban unconstitutional

JURIST

The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. Benitez declared Califonia’s assault weapon ban unconstitutional on Thursday because it violates the right to bear arms enumerated in the US Constitution’s Second Amendment.

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Federal Firearms Prosecutions Rose 34% Between 2000-2016: Report

The Crime Report

“Most defendants in federal firearms cases are charged pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates interstate and foreign firearms commerce and prohibits certain persons, such as those with felony convictions, from possessing a firearm,” the study said. after peaking at 14,322 in 2004.

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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

FDA Law Blog

the “Gree Companies”), an appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries that were involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of dehumidifiers. It involved Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co. and Gree USA Inc. At the time, in 2016, the Gree Companies’ settlement for $15.45

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

FDA Law Blog

Pfizer manufactures tafamidis, a breakthrough treatment for a rare, progressive heart condition known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Whether the Beneficiary Inducement Statute (BIS) is relevant to interpreting the AKS (essentially, no). Background. Pfizer set the price of tafamidis at $225,000 for each one-year course of treatment.

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Congressional redistricting, patent infringement, arbitration, and the Armed Career Criminal Act

SCOTUSBlog

Under the Hatch-Waxman Act, Congress created a pathway for pharmaceutical manufacturers to get FDA approval to bring the generic equivalent of existing branded drugs to market. The generic drug maker’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) must address each patent that the branded manufacturer claims for a method of using the drug.

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Tatlici v. Tatlici: Malta Rejects $740 Million U.S. Defamation Judgment as Turkish Case Looms

Conflict of Laws

6] Simultaneously, a criminal investigation is underway in Turkey, concerning felonies of fraud, aggravated fraud, and document forgery in relation to how the Florida judgment was procured. [7] Written by Fikri Soral, Independant Lawyer, Turkey; and LL.M. The Maltese Courts Decision In its judgment dated 13 February 2025 (Application No.