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On November 6, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed a new state law (Senate Bill No. 246) that requires schools to notify parents, guardians, and school employees about any incidents involving a weapon on school...more
Employers have been alarmed by an increase in workplace violence over the last ten years, particularly in health care. The prevalence of active shooters in workplace (and decline in accidental deaths) mean that workplace...more
The First District Court of Appeal recently struck down a Florida law that prohibited people from openly carrying firearms in public. The court held that section 790.053 violated the Second Amendment as applied to the states...more
Key Summary- • Marijuana products remain federally illegal until approved by the FDA, and only three cannabis-based drugs have received such approval to date. • Most marijuana-related criminal charges and penalties remain...more
Even “[a] supremely qualified expert cannot waltz into the courtroom and render opinions” unless those opinions pass muster under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Clark v. Takata Corp., 192 F.3d 750, 759 n.5 (7th Cir. 1999). As...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule on September 30, 2025, rescinding the 2024 interim final rule (“Firearms IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)...more
I try to be upbeat in my blog posts; usually offering the reader information in a pleasant and unassuming way, maybe offering something from a different perspective. This post, however, is different from that. The deaths of...more
Gov. Shapiro Issues EO to Safeguard Vaccine Access - Governor Josh Shapiro issued an executive order directing state agencies to create vaccine information hubs, expand safety-net programs, and require insurance coverage...more
Real World Impact: Florida’s First District Court of Appeals recently held that Florida’s ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional. Florida’s Attorney General has issued guidance stating that the decision...more
Now is the time for employers in Florida to re-examine their policies regarding the possession of weapons on their premises. The law is changing. On September 10, a three-judge panel of Florida’s First District Court of...more
A Florida appeals court just struck down the state’s open carry ban as unconstitutional. Moreover, Florida’s Attorney General confirmed that the decision applies statewide, meaning that openly carrying firearms is considered...more
On August 19, 2025, in the case Ortega v. Grisham, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of injunctive relief and held that New Mexico’s seven-day firearm waiting period law likely...more
The Second Circuit recently issued a decision that confirms that even after New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), those who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence may not...more
In a recent decision, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture v. Attorney General, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a district-court dismissal of an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. §...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Smith v. Odom - False Claims Act, standard, public disclosure - Fla Ag Comm’r v. US Att’y Gen - Second Amendment, firearms, medical marijuana - ...more
On August 19, the CFPB announced it closed its investigation into a fintech company specializing in buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing for firearms and outdoor goods. The CFPB’s chief legal officer stated that the...more
“Arising out of” is a phrase commonly found in an insurance policy. It’s a broad phrase, and courts construe it that way. When this phrase appears in an exclusion, courts often apply a “but for” causation test. And that may...more
“So when is a question too complicated for the jury?” That is the question the Third Circuit sought to answer recently in Slatowski v. Sig Sauer, Inc., ___ F. 4th ___, 2025 WL 2178533 (3d Cir. 2025), reversing a district...more
Welcome to another monthly roundup of notable Fifth Circuit Criminal and White Collar-related case updates. July was a relatively quiet month for published criminal decisions, with the Court issuing just three new decisions,...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Supreme Court will considering hearing a case involving guns and cannabis....more
Hi all. Below is the June edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. In June, the Fifth Circuit considered a number of Bruen-based...more
A group of 16 Democratic AGs withdrew their motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging a decision by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redistribute thousands of previously...more
In Nguyen v. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of California’s “one-gun-a-month” law, which prohibits purchasing more than one firearm within a 30-day period. The Court affirmed the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court decision yesterday that likely will get the most attention is Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, in which a 6–3 Court that lined up according to the conservative vs. liberal stereotype, held...more
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives (ATF) has removed restrictions on the importation of non-lethal marking rounds (also known as “training rounds” or “simunition rounds”). The move is expected to remove...more