PA Bill Number: HB1441
Title: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence.
Description: Providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Jun 30, 2024
Legal News
Lawsuit: Cleveland Police Won't Give Burglary Victim His Gun Back :: 05/09/2017
A Cleveland man is going after the city of Cleveland's police department for what's rightfully— Constitutionally-stamped— his. That's the gist of a recent lawsuit filed on behalf of Brian Bridges against the city in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court. Following a 2015 justified shooting, Bridges claims the city are still holding onto his firearm and wont' return it even though the case is closed.
Federal Court System Primer - The Legal Brief :: 05/06/2017
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Welcome back to The Legal Brief, the show where we CRUSH the various legal myths and misinformation surrounding various areas of the gun world. I’m your host Adam Kraut and today we are discussing the Federal Court System.
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Challenge California's Ban on Large-Capacity Firearm Magazines :: 05/04/2017
FRESNO, CA –-(Ammoland.com)- Today, attorneys for 7 individual gun owners and 4 civil rights advocacy organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State of California’s ban on so-called “large-capacity” firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds “on their own behalves, and as representatives on behalf of the class of individuals who are or would be affected by the Large-Capacity Magazine Ban.”
Man who pointed Glock at 'Don't Shoot PDX' protesters banned from owning guns :: 05/03/2017
A man who pulled out and pointed his gun at “Don’t Shoot Portland” and “Black Lives Matter” protesters last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 40 days in jail and banned from possessing guns.
Cleveland gun regulations, registry shot down by appeals court :: 04/28/2017
A slew of Cleveland gun regulations and a gun offender registry were ruled to be unconstitutional Thursday by a three-judge panel at the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals.
21,000 Reasons Scalia Was Right :: 04/23/2017
In an intriguing way, this week’s decision by Massachusetts prosecutors to vacate some 21,000 drug convictions represents a vindication of Justice Antonin Scalia. The astonishing move is fallout from the mess created by Annie Dookhan, a chemist who in 2013 pleaded guilty to 27 counts of tampering with evidence, filing false reports and misleading investigators. In particular, she admitted faking test results used by prosecutors against individuals who have become known as the Dookhan defendants.
Law professors say 'negligent entrustment' applies in Sandy Hook case :: 04/22/2017
Law professors from across the country filed an amicus brief this week with the Connecticut Supreme Court that shows how negligent entrustment can apply even in cases involving guns.
Feds seek to dismiss Second Amendment case involving mentally ill :: 04/15/2017
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiffs questioning a law that bans the mentally ill from possessing firearms have dropped Pennsylvania defendants from their case while remaining federal officials recently filed a motion to dismiss claims against them.
Federal Judge Upholds Nonexistent Gun Ban :: 04/14/2017
A Federal judge in California upheld a ban on persons who have a license to carry a concealable weapon (CCW) from carrying a handgun within 1,000 feet of a K-12 public or private school.
Watch dog sues ATF over abandoned 'green tip' ammunition ban :: 04/11/2017
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed suit against the federal government Monday for communications records over ammunition it attempted to ban in 2015.
Cato Institute Files Brief Supporting Lawsuit Challenging Special Gun Privileges :: 04/10/2017
SAN FRANCISCO, CA —-(Ammoland.com)- Today, the Washington, D.C.-based Cato Institute filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ulises Garcia, et al. v. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the State of California’s special statutory exemptions to gun laws for retired law enforcement officers as a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
10 more Pulse nightclub plaintiffs join lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter :: 04/05/2017
Ten more families have joined a federal lawsuit blaming tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter for the deaths of their loved ones following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history last year.
Anti-Gunners: More groups request to support Sandy Hook appeal :: 04/03/2017
National and state gun control supporters filed the second wave of requests to Connecticut’s Supreme Court asking if they could submit briefs supporting an appeal by families of Sandy Hook victims in their case against Remington Arms.
Pittsburgh gun store, owner facing federal charges :: 03/31/2017
A western Pennsylvania gun store is in hot water after regulatory inspectors contended proper records weren’t kept on 100 transactions and its owner had an unregistered National Firearms Act item.
Trio seek federal injunction to block state stun gun ban :: 03/31/2017
Three Massachusetts residents are asking a federal judge to prevent the state from enforcing its stun gun and Taser ban, arguing that their constitutional rights continue to be violated every day the statute remains on the books.
Gun control advocates say Newtown ruling is bad precedent :: 03/28/2017
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gun control advocates are asking the Connecticut Supreme Court for permission to argue against a judge's decision last year to dismiss a wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the 2012 Newtown school shooting, saying the ruling would set a bad precedent.
Pennsylvania: Guilty verdict in Halloween shooting of WCU student :: 03/27/2017
WEST CHESTER - A Common Pleas Court jury found a Honey Brook man guilty of attempting to kill a West Chester University student by firing a shot through a closed door during a Halloween night encounter.
Charleston church shooting wrongful death lawsuit to proceed, judge rules :: 03/24/2017
A federal judge on Thursday denied the FBI’s request to dismiss a wrongful death suit against the agency over its alleged negligence in the background check process that allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church in June 2015.
California Supreme Court to hear microstamping challenge :: 03/23/2017
The state’s high court announced Wednesday it will weigh the case of two firearms industry groups who contend the state’s microstamping mandate is terminally flawed.
Another Federal Court of Appeals Attacks the Second Amendment :: 03/21/2017
Imagine you’re up late one night. It’s after midnight, and maybe you’re finishing a movie. Or perhaps you’re reading a book, and it’s too good to put down. Or maybe you’re like a young man named Andrew Scott: You’re playing video games with your girlfriend.
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