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DOJ warns state officials of prosecution risk over noncitizen voting
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent letters to all 50 U.S. states warning that election officials could face criminal charges for allowing noncitizens to remain on their lists of eligible voters.
Supreme Court wrestles with gun ownership ban for illegal drug users
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over the legality of a federal law being defended by President Trump's administration that bars users of illegal drugs from owning guns in another case testing the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."
SCOTUS upholds gun conviction in mob hit gone wrong
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that omission can qualify as “use of force” under 18 U.S.C. §924(c), upholding a gun conviction in Delligatti v. U.S.
SCOTUS reverses borrower’s conviction for making ‘false’ statements
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that only false — not misleading — statements violate 18 U.S.C. §1014 in FDIC cases, reversing a 7th Circuit decision in Thompson v. U.S.
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Crest Construction II, Inc. v. Hart (MLW No. 69064/Case No. WD78135 – 25 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)
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