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Former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery in cash-for-badges scheme
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia sheriff was convicted Wednesday night on federal bribery charges for deputizing individuals in exchange for cash payments. The jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, convicted former Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins on all counts after...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 12 The Washington Post says Joe Biden shouldn't use preemptive pardons President Joe Biden used his pardon power on Thursday as the Constitution’s framers had...
Florida lawmakers propose rolling back gun control laws passed after Parkland shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in Florida have filed two bills that would roll back gun control measures passed in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Even with a conservative supermajority in the Legislature, the...
Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Hawaii's gun-licensing law on Monday, though three justices expressed a willingness to hear arguments over the issue later. The majority did not explain their reasoning in a brief order declining to take the case. But...
Lawsuit challenges Hawaii's gun ownership ban for young adults
HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lawsuit to take aim at Hawaii’s gun laws challenges the state's ban on gun ownership for young adults 18 to 20 years old, which Second Amendment advocates say is an unconstitutional restriction on the right of Americans to bear arms. Elijah Pinales, 19,...
Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia cannot impose stricter firearms regulations than are allowed by state law, Pennsylvania's Democratic-majority state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday, a blow to city leaders looking for ways to stem gun violence. The justices ruled 6-0 to...
Tennessee to count provisional ballots by people convicted of felonies who had rights in limbo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will count the provisional ballots cast by six people convicted of felonies who had their voting rights recently restored under judges' rulings, but had been placed in limbo after state officials filed a flurry of legal motions arguing that they had to get their...
Florida's new state lawmakers may test DeSantis' influence in final years of his term
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s upcoming legislative session could test Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ influence in the state, on the back of his failed attempt to challenge President-elect Donald Trump for the Republican nomination and as he considers his political future beyond the...
Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gun rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases is unconstitutional and seeking an injunction stopping its enforcement pending the outcome of the case. The lawsuit filed on behalf of five...
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, of the...
