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  • 1Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 2Hate crime — Race hate redirects here. For the song by Eddy Grant, see Message Man. This article is about the crime. For the film by this name, see Hate Crime (film). Part of a series on Discriminat …

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  • 3Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …

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  • 4United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 5Gun law in the United States — In the United States of America, the protection against infringement of the right to keep and bear arms is addressed in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Most federal gun laws are spelled out in one of the following:*… …

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  • 6Gun Control Act of 1968 — The Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90 618, 82 Stat. 1213 (also known as GCA or GCA68, and codified as Chapter 44 of Title 18, United States Code) is a federal law in the United States that broadly regulates the firearms industry and… …

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  • 7Felony — For other uses, see Felony (disambiguation). Criminal law …

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  • 8Jury trial — Trial by jury is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is to be distinguished from a bench trial where a judge or panel of judges make all decisions.English… …

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  • 9Cannabis in the United States — United States cannabis laws.   States with medical cannabis laws …

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  • 10Small v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Small v. United States ArgueDate=November 3 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=April 26 DecideYear=2005 FullName=Gary Sherwood Small, Petitioner v. United States USVol=544 USPage=385 Citation=125 S. Ct. 1752; 161 L. Ed. 2d 651; 2005 U …

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