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Congress, not Trump, must ban bump stocks
In the wake of yet another mass shooting at a school — this one in Parkland, Fla., leaving 14 students and three staff members dead — President Donald Trump floated several proposals in response to the violence.
Bill that would allow prosecutors to carry guns debated in Minn. House
The 2012 legislative session started last week, and two of the first bills debated in the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee of the House dealt with a recent shooting in a Minnesota courtroom.
09-3954, 09-3961 & 10-1204 U.S. v. Lewis
Firearms Carrying firearm in connection with a drug offense The evidence was sufficient to convict the defendants of conspiring to carry a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, where the defendants planned to steal drugs from a stash house. “[T]he jury could have disbelieved Gomez’s testimony as to events on January 4 and […]
10-1574 Gant v. U.S.
Firearms Felon in possession of a firearm; restoration of civil rights Where a defendant’s documents purporting to restore his civil rights were inauthentic, it was not ineffective assistance of counsel for his appellate attorney to not challenge the conviction on this ground. “Gant’s evidence of actual receipt was shaky at best. While Gant claimed that […]
09-3680 U.S. v. Hudson
Sentencing Firearms; drug trafficking 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)’s “except” clause only applies when the minimum sentence “otherwise provided” is for the sec. 924(c) offense in question. “§ 924(c)(1)(A)’s ‘except’ clause only applies when the minimum sentence ‘otherwise provided’ is ‘for the [§ 924(c)] offense in question.’ Abbott v. United States, 131 S. Ct. 18, 2010 WL [&[...]
09-CR-141 U.S. v. Jordan
Sentencing Controlled substances; firearms A combined 75-month sentence is reasonable for convictions of possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. “Under all the circumstances, I found a sentence of 15 months on the § 922(g) and […]
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- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
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- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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