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Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
An Addendum to the Post about Cornell
By Mark Ashton
Since posting on this last week, the news space has exploded with additional factual information and demands for investigations, prosecutions and firings. My initial plan was to update the investigative…
P.I.S.S.D.
The Hidden Epidemic of Drug Impaired Driving in the United States
By Bob Kraft
Understanding the Scope of the Crisis When most people think of dangerous roads, they picture a drunk driver. However, driving under the influence of drugs is a massive and growing…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Supreme Court Rules Unlawful Drug Users Aren’t Automatically Prohibited from Owning Guns
By Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin And Brown
Posted on June 30, 2026 in Drug CrimesFor decades, federal law treated an “unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” the same way it treated violent felons when…
The Justice Gap
‘Disappointing’ progress at HMP Bullingdon finds latest inspection
A report by the HM Chief Inspector of Prisons published earlier this week found ‘disappointing’ progress had been made at HMP Bullingdon following a previous inspection last year. The most…
Jimenez Law Offices Blog
Stagecoach 2026: What You Need to Know Before You Go (And How to Stay Out of Trouble)
By JP
More Cops, More Risk—Same FestivalStagecoach is coming… And if you’re heading out this year, there’s something important you should know: law enforcement presence at the last two Coachella weekends was…
The Justice Gap
Drugs and violence causing ‘chronic instability’ at HMP Manchester
Widespread drug use, violence, and a failing regime continue to destabilise HMP Manchester, according to a report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP). HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie…
The Justice Gap
HMP Featherstone failing to curb ready availability of drugs
A Wolverhampton prison has been found to have worsening violence, drug-taking, and self-inflicted deaths than it did at its previous inspection three years ago. The latest inspection by the prisons…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Will federal prohibition on gun possession by unlawful drug users be the next Second Amendment issue taken up by SCOTUS?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new Marijuana Moment article headlined "Letting Marijuana Users Have Guns Poses ‘A Clear Danger,’ Trump’s Solicitor General Tells…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Oh No! Prince Harry’s U.S. Immigration Records Released!
The mystery around Prince Harry’s U.S. immigration status has gripped the public’s attention. A legal fight for transparency pushed for the release of these documents. What secrets do they hold?…
Criminal
Fifth Circuit panel declares unconstitutional application of federal prohibition on gun possession by “unlawful user” of controlled substances
A Fifth Circuit panel today declared unconstitutional a federal gun possession prohibition as applied to a "non-violent, marijuana smoking gunowner." The unanimous panel ruling in US v. Connelly, No. 23-50312…