Chicago mom was killed after abuser was allowed to keep his guns
A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.
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A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.
Following a CBS News investigation into police departments selling or trading in service weapons that were later used in crimes, the department profiled is changing its policy.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a federal law that bars a person with domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on what the ruling stipulates about the 2nd Amendment.
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Friday to uphold a federal law that bans gun ownership for those subject to domestic abuse restraining orders. Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford have more on the decision and Thomas' dissent.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 8-1 that those subject to domestic violence restraining orders can be banned from gun ownership, upholding a 30-year-old federal law that had been challenged by a Texas man. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, former federal prosecutor Scott Fredericksen and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford shared their reactions to the ruling on CBS News 24/7.
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Republican senators blocked a Democratic-led attempt Tuesday to pass legislation that would have restored a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, an accessory that enables semi-automatic weapons to shoot at a very rapid pace. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is unpacking the latest headlines from Capitol Hill.
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks for guns. The device can be added to semi-automatic rifles to allow the user to fire bullets more rapidly. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford explains the ruling.
The Supreme Court's opinion reversing the bump stock ban implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2018 hones in on whether the accessory truly transforms semi-automatic weapons. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling.
Here are some of the top headlines of Thursday, including a 10-year security deal signed by President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit, a Justice Department investigation that found a pattern of civil rights violations by the Phoenix Police Department, and an alarming discovery of weapons and ammunition made by NYPD officers during a routine traffic stop. Nancy Cordes, Kris Van Cleave and Jericka Duncan report.
Hunter Biden's potential appeal of his gun conviction might reference one of these constitutional arguments.
"He knew what he was doing when they told him he had to fill out that application," one anonymous juror said of Hunter Biden.
Hunter Biden's lawyers say they plan to "vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available" after his federal gun possession conviction. The president's son faces up to 25 years behind bars, although he is unlikely to be sentenced to the maximum penalty as a first-time offender. CBS campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman was in the courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware, and has more.
A Delaware jury found Hunter Biden guilty of all three felony counts related to his 2018 purchase and possession of a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Robert Costa are breaking it all down.
A federal judge will decide whether Hunter Biden should be sentenced to prison. The three felony counts he was convicted on carry up to 25 years behind bars. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree joins to discuss a possible sentence.
YouTube announced this week it is updating its policy on firearm videos to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
Hunter Biden's ex-girlfriend Hallie Biden, who is also the widow of his brother Beau, delivered emotional testimony Thursday in Biden's federal gun trial. She talked about how she discovered the weapon in his truck in October 2018 and then "panicked" and threw it away at a Delaware grocery store parking lot, because she "didn't want him to hurt himself or the kids to find it and hurt themselves." Scott MacFarlane has details.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau Biden, testified at Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware Thursday. Hallie was in a relationship with Hunter after his divorce from his ex-wife in 2017 and Beau's death in 2015. They were dating at the time when the firearm was purchased in 2018. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on the testimony.
The criminal trial of Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, continued Tuesday as the prosecution called its first witness. Scott MacFarlane recaps the day's events.
Hunter Biden's trial on three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user started Monday with jury selection.
A jury has been seated in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware. The president's son faces three felony charges stemming from his alleged illegal purchase of a firearm in 2018 while a drug user. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Robert Costa have the latest.
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Another American charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos seemingly by mistake will be sentenced Tuesday, days after a U.S. man was given a suspended sentence in a similar case. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
A judge in Turks and Caicos ruled that Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania man arrested in the British territory for possessing ammunition, will not have to serve a mandatory minimum of 12 years in prison and will get a suspended sentence. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.