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SCOTUS Upholds Ghost Gun Regulations
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Reviewed by FindLaw Staff | Last updated on
In 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) claimed The Gun Control Act of 1968 permitted it to regulate so-called "ghost guns."...
SCOTUS Declines To Hear Challenge on Landmark NYT v. Sullivan Libel Standard
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
On March 24, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to hear a case from billionaire casino owner Steve Wynn. Wynn filed a defamation...
SCOTUS Rules That Failure Isn't a Free Pass for Attempted Murder
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A Genovese crime family associate made an argument that he thought the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) couldn't refuse. In a 7-2 split decision,...
Oregon Newspaper Ordered to Stop the Presses Over Confidential Documents
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Courts are sometimes accused of overstepping their authority. In a case involving inadvertently leaked documents, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that...
D.C. Circuit Court Rules AI Can't Claim Copyright Protection for Authorship
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A lot of new technology forces lawmakers and the courts to establish and enforce the rules under which it will operate. There's no denying that AI,...
Judge Orders Feds To Stop Delaying and Provide Pesticide Threat Ratings
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Anyone can fall behind at work. There's always some new problem that demands your attention right now, and that not-quite-as-important project can be pushed to...
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