Legal challenges are pending across the country against a federal law that prevents medical marijuana users from buying or owning firearms.
Tag: Law and Legislation
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Supreme Court Looks for Middle Ground on Mandatory Gun Sentences
A federal law imposes a mandatory 15-year sentence for possessing a gun after committing three serious drug offenses. But which offenses count?
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A Final Wave of Sex-Abuse Lawsuits as One-Year Window Closes in New York
Since the Adult Survivors Act was passed, more than 3,000 civil suits have been filed, some aimed at politicians and others at institutions including hospitals and jails.
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Dutch Election Results Deliver a Turn to the Far Right
In an election result that sent shock waves across Europe, Geert Wilders, a longtime far-right provocateur, is closer than ever to becoming prime minister.