Federal laws treat Indians like children. Just look at the extent of tribal jurisdiction over Indian country: the tribal court can only rule in case when both the victim and the perpetrator are Indians and only when the crime is a misdemeanor. Felonies and crimes affecting non-Indians are ...
Justice Department in March 2015 over the provisions of state and federal law for medical marijuana. It notes the amendment to the 2015 appropriations bill where the Congress barred the Justice Department from spending money to prevent states from implementing laws for medical marijuana. The ...
The legal status of medical marijuana in the United States is something of a paradox. On one hand, federal government has placed a ban on the drug with no exceptions. On the other hand, over one-third of the states have that legalizes the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of the...
because the language of the rider indicates that the Department may not use appropriated money to prevent states from implementing their medical marijuana laws.The three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected this interpretation, holding that the rider prohib...
Out of Joint: How The Growing Disconnect Between Federal and State Marijuana Laws Impacts EmployersBY BARBARA L. JOHNSONEDWARD CADAGINPEGGAH SADEGHZADEH
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering an online app design and coding class in two African countries this fall.
Homer makes a reference to Massachusetts' laws on gay marriage by telling Bart, "You know, it's legal there for a guy to marry his son." Also, in "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", Otto used corporal punishment on Bart after hijacking the bus, but Skinner does not allo...
The DOJ announced it will “monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws” in the cities of Milwaukee, Wausau and the Rusk County Towns of Lawrence and Thornapple during Tuesday’s presidential election. The DOJ sued the Towns of Lawrence and Thornapple in September, accusing local officials...
In a significant move for cannabis reform, the city of Bastrop, Texas, is on the brink of decriminalizing low-level marijuana offenses. This progressive shift aligns Bastrop with other Texas cities that are reevaluating their approach to cannabis, reflecting a broader trend toward more lenient ma...
The use, sale, and possession of marijuana—which refers to products and parts of cannabis plants containing substantial amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)—are currently illegal under U.S. federal law. However,individual stateshave enacted laws that often contradict the federal position. In fact,...