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US Supreme Court declines to review Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional ruling

JURIST

” Earlier in January, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit similarly struck down a federal statute that only allows people to purchase handguns after they reach the age of 21. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit also recently upheld Massachusetts’s assault weapon ban on April 18.

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The application of the “continuing violations” doctrine beyond “hostile workplace” claims

SCOTUSBlog

dba Cover Girls , in which the justices have been asked to decide when the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim of a pattern or practice of racial discrimination. The justices will be discussing just one of them for a second time: Nicholson v. 1981 , which prohibits racial discrimination in making and enforcing contracts.

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US Supreme Court: Hearing in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico). Selling guns comparable to selling beer to teenagers?

Conflict of Laws

93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act] and punitive damages. The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed the case under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Section 2 (and other state statutes in the complaint). The hearing before the US Supreme Court took place on 4 March 2025.

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“A Surprise Amicus Brief in the Challenge to New York’s Gun Carry Ban; Former Judge Luttig’s arguments are off base”

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New York takes a long shot at saving its firearm carry ban.”

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

The Crime Report

In addition, the Task Force Butler Institute sent a document totaling more than 200 pages to state and local prosecutors in Idaho, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and the DOJ, detailing the extremist group’s activities and suggesting criminal and civil statutes that may be actionable.

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United States: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use Of Independent Contractor Statute For Joint Employment Status Determination - Mintz

Mondaq

In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) confirmed that the framework used in federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases.

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United States: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Recognizes Wrongful Discharge Claim For Employees Exercising Rebuttal Rights Under Personnel Record Statute - Foley Hoag LLP

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On December 17, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held that an employee has a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge where the employer terminates the employee for.