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Carrying Concealed Weapons - Observation of a bulge resembling a pistol supports a Terry stop.

May 8, 2026
Carrying Concealed Weapons - Observation of a bulge resembling a pistol supports a Terry stop.
Where the police observe a bulge in a pocket in the shape of a concealed pistol, the outline or printing through the clothing of a concealed pistol in a waistband, or other similar articulable facts that create reasonable suspicion that the individual is carrying a concealed pistol or a concealed weapon contrary to MCL 750.227, the police have reasonable suspicion of crime afoot that justifies a Terry stop.
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The docket that cannot be named

May 6, 2026

It’s a question that most Supreme Court watchers are all-too-familiar with: What should we call the court’s expanded practice of ruling on cases in an unusually expedited fashion? We confronted this question a few months ago when organizing a panel on the topic. Available names abounded: the leading contenders are now shadow docket, emergency docket, and interim docket, but others in circulation include the equity, stay, lightning, non-merits, or irregular docket. Ever equanimous, we settled on: “The Docket That Shall Not Be Named.”

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Women sue the men who used their Instagram feeds to create AI porn influencers

May 1, 2026

"Disgusting on every single level" - a quote taken from the article, is an appropriate commentary on what AI is being (mis)used for and the way that women and girls are being taken advantage of on a increasing trend.

Read more at ars technica

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What to Know About Trump’s Reclassification of Medical Marijuana

April 29, 2026
On April 23, acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche signed an order changing the federal classification of medical marijuana. The move, which came at the behest of President Donald Trump and will make the substance a Schedule 3 drug, will bring enormous tax benefits to medical marijuana producers in the 40 states where medical use is legal and may speed research into its effects, experts say.
But it does not legalize marijuana at the federal level, nor does it change the status of marijuana grown for recreational use.
Read more at Time
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