[ad_1] A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and others. The Campaign Legal Center filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Washington on behalf of Giffords, a
Month: November 2021
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association was already facing some legal difficulties. In May, for example, a federal judge denied the group’s effort to file for bankruptcy protection, concluding it “was not filed in good faith.” The developments stemmed from a case brought against the NRA by the New York attorney general’s office. Now, there’s a
[ad_1] There’s a virus afflicting our country that has claimed the lives of more Americans in the last 50 years than all of our wars combined. It is equivalent to having one year’s worth of a COVID-level pandemic nearly every decade, yet it has been routinely ignored by influential lawmakers. This virus has nothing to
[ad_1] By Saul Cornell / Special To The Washington Post In New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the most important gun case to reach the Supreme Court in the past decade, the justices will decide the future of gun regulation in America. History plays a prominent role in the dozens of briefs
[ad_1] The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. (NYSRPA) v. Bruen, which focuses on whether New York State violated plaintiffs Robert Nash and Brandon Koch’s Second Amendment rights by denying them unrestricted concealed carry permits. Lawyer Paul Clement is representing both men
[ad_1] PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The highest court in the land heard arguments Wednesday on a case that could impact the use of conceal and carry permits across the nation. The U.S. Supreme Court has not taken on a Second Amendment case of this magnitude in more than a decade. And depending on the ruling, it
[ad_1] The Supreme Court seemed wary of a New York law that strictly limits the carrying of guns outside the home during arguments Wednesday in the first major Second Amendment clash in more than a decade. The conservative-majority court posed sharp questions about the constitutionality of the New York regulation, which gives government officials broad
[ad_1] The Supreme Court seemed receptive to arguments that New York state’s tough concealed-carry gun permitting system violates the Second Amendment during a court hearing on Nov. 3. The legal challenge is important because it could result in a nationwide recognition of the right of Americans to possess guns outside the home and carry guns
[ad_1] Giffords, the gun-control nonprofit founded by former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws dating back to 2014. The lawsuit alleges that the country’s leading gun rights group used shell companies to funnel “as much as $35 million in unlawful, excessive, and
[ad_1] Supreme Court could issue first major gun ruling in years as arguments begin in case involving New York law that requires ‘proper cause’ for carrying concealed weapons Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over New York gun law It prohibits people from carrying concealed weapons without ‘proper cause’ A ruling could have profound
[ad_1] NRA used shell companies to fund Tom Cotton and others, lawsuit says – Arkansas Times
On November 3, 20211:29 pm The Washington Post reports on a lawsuit over an alleged scheme by the National Rifle Association to funnel up to $35 million in illegal campaign contributions to
[ad_1] The US Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to overturn a New York law that limits someone’s ability to legally carry a concealed gun in public. The conservative-leaning high court listened to about two hours of arguments in a case brought by a New York chapter of the NRA and state weapons owners, who have
[ad_1] Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared willing to strike down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public in a major firearms rights case that could
[ad_1] OPINION: When I was first elected to the Board of the National Rifle Association in 2000, I had the honor of taking a seat beside some of the people I had previously only been able to admire from a distance. I sat next to General Joe Foss, the legendary World War II ace and
[ad_1] SeanPavonePhoto/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s highest court on Wednesday spent nearly two hours wrestling with the concealed carry of handguns in public places and discretionary permitting requirements in nearly a dozen states that impose limits in the interest of public safety. The oral arguments on Second Amendment rights — the court’s most consequential in
[ad_1] A lot of folks get their info from Fox News, whose talking heads play down the Jan. 6 insurrection as something like a day at the state fair sans the corn dogs. But they’re just getting started. This week a three-part series, “Patriot Purge,” hosted by Tucker Carlson, portrays the deadly attack on the
[ad_1] Updated November 3, 2021 at 3:52 PM ET At the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative majority seemed ready Wednesday to broaden gun rights by striking down a New York law that limits the right to carry concealed handguns. Some 80 million people live in states that, like New York, limit concealed carry. In 2008,
[ad_1] Just days after hearing arguments in cases against Texas’ controversial abortion law, the nation’s highest court will turn its attention to another hot-button issue: Gun rights. What You Need To Know The Supreme Court heard arguments in its first major Second Amendment case in more than a decade on Monday The high court heard
[ad_1] House Bill 227, the constitutional carry bill, is eligible for a vote when the House of Representatives returns to session next week. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 227. House Bill 227 allows a law-abiding adult who is at least 21 years of age, and legally allowed to possess a
[ad_1] Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the divisive issue of gun rights on Wednesday with arguments in a challenge to New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public – a case that could imperil certain firearms restrictions nationally. The justices are set
[ad_1] The father of a Parkland school shooting victim says Marjorie Taylor Greene set her guards on him ahead of a Second Amendment hearing at the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Fred Guttenberg said he tried to introduce himself to the firebrand Congresswoman when he was ordered to leave by her security detail. “At the
[ad_1] Joe Biden may have mattered more than Donald Trump in Terry McAuliffe’s loss to Glenn Youngkin. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images THE NAIL BITER — New Jersey’s gubernatorial race is still too close to call as you wake up this morning. With 88% of the expected vote in, incumbent PHIL MURPHY is trailing Republican JACK
[ad_1] NEW YORK — New York is known for having very strict gun laws, but are they too restrictive? The U.S. Supreme Court is holding a hearing on that issue Wednesday as two upstate men are suing to be able to legally carry concealed firearms on the street. They argue if a person can get a
[ad_1] By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the divisive issue of gun rights on Wednesday with arguments in a challenge to New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public – a case that could imperil certain firearms restrictions nationally. The justices are set to
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is to hear a gun rights case on Wednesday that could lead to looser restrictions on carrying firearms in public. At issue is a challenge backed by the gun lobby to a New York law that regulates the carrying of guns outside the home. For the nation’s
[ad_1] The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Wednesday marks a showdown over guns at the legal O.K. Corral. The Supreme Court hears arguments in
[ad_1] By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Gun control advocacy group Giffords sued the National Rifle Association on Tuesday for allegedly violating campaign finance laws since 2014. The powerful gun lobby made as much as $35 million in “unlawful” and “unreported in-kind campaign contributions” to seven federal candidates, including candidates for U.S. Senate in 2014, 2016,
[ad_1] Daily Point Is it the year of the woman in Nassau? Hidden in the natural partisanship of elections, is the chance that Nassau County might come out of this election with women, from both parties, winning all county wide offices. This would happen if the victors were Democrat Laura Curran as county executive and
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – For more than 100 years New York has kept guns off the street with one of the strictest licensing regimes for carrying a concealed weapon, but that law will face its biggest challenge in arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court. The NRA’s New York chapter will contend in an appearance before
[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman GIFFORDS, WATCHDOG ALLOWED TO SUE NRA OVER CAMPAIGN FINANCE ALLEGATIONS: Giffords, the gun control advocacy group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, sued the National Rifle Association today in a rare third-party campaign finance case, accusing the gun rights group of funneling as much as $35 million in illegal campaign contributions