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He was also found guilt of assault during a bank robbery “by the use of a dangerous weapon" based on the district court's determination that the unloaded gun was a "dangerous weapon" within the meaning of federal bank robbery statutes. [9] On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed McLaughlin's conviction. [8]
Chandler v. Miller, 520 U.S. 305 (1997), was a case before the United States Supreme Court concerning the Constitutionality under the Fourth Amendment of a state statute requiring drug tests of all candidates for certain state offices.
26 – Passed – State School Building Lease-Purchase Bond Law of 1984. 27 – Passed – Hazardous Substance Cleanup Bond Act of 1984. 28 – Passed – California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984. 29 – Passed – Veterans Bond Act of 1984. 30 – Passed – Senior Center Bond Act of 1984. 31 – Passed – Property Taxation. Fire ...
Article III of the United States Constitution permits federal courts to hear such cases, so long as the United States Congress passes a statute to that effect. However, when Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which authorized the newly created federal courts to hear such cases, it initially chose not to allow the lower federal courts to possess federal question jurisdiction for fear ...
8), also known as the Statute of Proclamations, [1] was a law enacted by the English Reformation Parliament of Henry VIII. It permitted the King to rule by decree , ordering that "traditional" proclamations (that is, any unable to impose the death penalty or forfeiture of goods) [ clarification needed ] should be obeyed as "though they were ...
The text of 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) are as follows: "(b) Attorney’s fees In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of sections 1981, 1981a, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986 of this title, title IX of Public Law 92–318, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or section 12361 ...
On May 2, 2013, Texas enacted Senate Bill 953, [4] becoming the 47th state to adopt the UTSA. [5] The Texas statute took effect on September 1, 2013. [5] Massachusetts adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act effective October 1, 2018. [6] The UTSA has also been adopted in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Packingham v. North Carolina, 582 U.S. 98 (2017), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a North Carolina statute that prohibited registered sex offenders from using social media websites was unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech.