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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Ban on Possession of Large-Capacity Magazines Did Not Facially Violate the Second Amendment

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

According to the Ninth Circuit in Bonta , California law allows owners of large-capacity magazines to modify them to accept 10 rounds or fewer. In so holding, the court reversed the decision of a federal district court that had granted a motion for summary judgment filed by the plaintiff gun owners. Becerra , 366 F. 3d 1131 (S.D.

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW:  Court Upholds Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination Against Public Assistance Recipients

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Under Minnesota law, the party challenging the constitutionality of legislation must meet the very heavy burden of demonstrating beyond a reasonable doubt that the legislation is unconstitutional. The action succeeded before a trial court, but that decision was reversed by Minnesota's Court of Appeals. Fletcher Props.,

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Driving Change: A Mid-Year Reflection from Community Progress

Center for Community Progress

Spearheaded by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), this bipartisan legislation underscores our commitment to addressing systemic vacancy and property deterioration using the tools available at all levels of government. Casey’s office for our work, and the impact this bill will have on neighborhoods across the country.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Community Land Trusts and State Legislation: A Model Act to Enable This Affordable Housing Tool.”

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Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty

Barrett & Greene

I have spent a good part of my legislative career pointing out this link between animal cruelty and future violent behavior towards people. When I was in the Connecticut legislature, I had some success passing legislation that addresses the issue. Known as “Desmond’s Law” it was enacted in October of 2016.

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Cybersecurity: A Menu of State Priorities

GovLoop

His office also has worked toward a whole-of-state security approach, as per a 2019 North Dakota law that gave the cyberteam command-and-control over cybersecurity in all branches of state government. Soon, Gregg’s office will develop its approach for the North Dakota legislative session, which takes place every other year.

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European Health Data Space will enable health innovation through secure data sharing

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, the French government passed legislation transforming the healthcare system by establishing a digital health space (ENS). Germany has proposed its own national law, the Health Data Use Act (GDNG), to improve access to healthcare data. The electronic patient record (EHR) will serve as the central hub for healthcare data.