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White Nationalist Group Escalates Activity, Prompts Calls for Stronger Legal Penalties

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Patriot Front, a white nationalist group whose members are accused of a misdemeanor count of conspiring to riot at an LGBTQ gathering and in downtown Coeur d’Alene in June, has escalated its activities.

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To help stop domestic violence, uphold concealed-carry regulations that utilize local knowledge

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Some states and tribes also restrict firearm possession by adjudicated domestic abusers, and many have more expansive laws , covering a larger category of relationships, including conduct such as intimate partner stalking misdemeanor convictions, or restricting firearms access for respondents to ex parte protective orders.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” And, there are no federal laws mandating gun storage practices after the owner takes position of a legally purchased firearm. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Cassie Chew.

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Restorative Justice Gains Support in America’s Smaller Communities

The Crime Report

This guide, authored by County Attorney Reese Frederickson from Minnesota, IIP Deputy Director Alissa Marque Heydari, a nd IIP Legal Fellow Chloe Marmet , spotlights individuals who have implemented restorative justice programs to meet the needs of the victims, society, and the accused in their communities.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

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.” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. Newsom previously asked the U.S. To great acclaim, Rachael Rollins, then the U.S.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021).

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Tenth Circuit vacated and remanded the exemptions after EPA moved for vacatur and voluntary remand, conceding that it did not analyze determinative legal questions regarding the refineries’ eligibility for the extensions. Circuit granted the motion on May 26, 2021. Renewable Fuels Association v. 21-9518 (10th Cir.

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