Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
United States Federal law and many state and local laws increase penalties for illegal drug-related activities in drug-free school zones. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The penalties vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction in terms of whether they stand alone as separate offenses or serve as a sentencing enhancement, and in terms of the defenses available.
Tait overturned a conviction for firearm possession in a school zone because the defendant was licensed to do so by the state in which the school zone is located. Convictions upheld post-Lopez under the revised Gun Free School Zones Act include: United States v. Danks (Eighth Circuit 1999) United States v. Smith (Sixth Circuit 2005) United ...
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government.In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not.
As of 2023, 19 states ban the carrying of a concealed weapon on a college campus; 19 states allow individual colleges and universities to make decisions on whether to prohibit or permit the carrying of a concealed weapon on their campuses; 12 states (either because of state legislation or judicial decision) permit the carrying of concealed weapons on public post-secondary college campuses; and ...
A Queens public high-school teacher created a creepy “escape room” where he allegedly sexually abused a female student, according to a troubling new report. Scott Biski, a music teacher at ...
Part of the University of Illinois system: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana Champaign: 1867 56,916 Research University Part of the University of Illinois system: Northeastern Illinois University: Chicago: 1867 5,756 Master's Northern Illinois University: DeKalb: 1895 15,649 Research University Southern Illinois University ...
(The Center Square) – In the wake of another Illinois state trooper's death, officials continue to attempt to strengthen the state’s Move Over law, or Scott’s Law. Trooper Clay Carns was ...
Robert Morris University Illinois (1913–2020, Chicago), merged into Roosevelt University in 2020 Sanford–Brown (1920–2017, Chicago) Shimer College (1853–2017, Mount Carroll, Waukegan, Chicago), merged with North Central College in Naperville in 2017