Benchmarks: N.Y. court says shooting victim can sue gun maker 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 10, 2012
Tags: firearms, negligence, PLCAA, preemption, product liability, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
A New York court has revived the lawsuit of a gang shooting victim who sued a gun manufacturer for negligently allowing its products to enter the criminal arms market.
Gang members may be ‘employed’ by superiors under federal law
Published: October 27, 2011
Tags: firearms, gangs
Affiliation with an organized gang constitutes being “employed” by a convicted felon under federal law, and therefore gang members are unable to possess firearms, the 4th Circuit has ruled.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Published: June 28, 2011
Tags: civil rights, firearms, Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity, search and seizure, §1983
Are police officers entitled to qualified immunity in a §1983 lawsuit challenging their obtaining a facially valid warrant to search for firearms, firearm-related materials and gang-related items in the residence of a gang member who had threatened to kill his girlfriend with a specifically identifiable sawed-off shotgun?
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Justices to decide whether police acted in good faith
Published: June 28, 2011
Tags: civil rights, firearms, Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity, search and seizure, §1983
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether police officers are entitled to qualified immunity in a §1983 lawsuit challenging their obtaining a facially valid warrant to search for firearms, firearm-related materials and gang-related items in the residence of a gang member who had threatened to kill his girlfriend with a specifically identifiable sawed-off shotgun.
DOJ backs retroactive reduction of crack sentences
Published: June 7, 2011
Tags: crack cocaine, firearms, Justice Department, sentencing guidelines, U.S. Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise its guidelines to retroactively apply a 2010 law cutting the disparity between sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses.
Sentencing commission amends crack, other guidelines
Published: April 7, 2011
Tags: crack cocaine, firearms, sentencing guidelines, U.S. Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Sentencing Commission has voted to amend federal sentencing guidelines covering sentences for crack cocaine offenses and certain other offenses involving firearms.
Federal court caseload increases
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: March 24, 2009
Tags: drugs, firearms, immigration, Sept. 11
The workload of the federal courts increased in most major practice areas during fiscal year 2008, according to statistics released on March 17 by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Does accidental gunfire trigger mandatory sentence?
By:
Susan Bocamazo
Published: March 4, 2009
Tags: firearms, sentencing
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will decide this term whether a federal statute imposing a mandatory 10-year sentence for discharging a firearm during commission of a violent felony applies even where the gun went off accidentally.
