A rifle is a type of barreled firearm that is fired with the stock pressed against the pocket of an individual’s shoulder, and uses an explosive in a fixed cartridge to trigger one single projectile that shoots through a rifled barrel, or a barrel with spiraled grooves, A rifle can only fire one projectile at a time. The rifled barrel stabilizes the trajectory of the projectile which is suitable for long distance precision.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (“EFTA”) required the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to publish all of the unclassified documents, records, and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal activities.
The term “Kavanaugh stop” refers to the practice whereby federal immigration officers may stop someone based on perceived factors such as their presence at specific locations, occupation, spoken language, and ethnicity, to inquire about their immigration status.
The shadow docket (also known as the interim docket or emergency docket) refers to the controversial procedure of the United States Supreme Court of expediting the review of certain decisions while not providing a legal rationale for their ruling. The shadow docket has existed in some form since the Court’s founding, but a rise in the use of the interim docket has garnered significant criticism.
Trigger laws are laws designed to take effect after a major shift in controlling law occurs. Legislatures will write laws with the intention that those laws come into effect after a shift in the law allows them to be legally enforced.
The National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) is the registry for all firearms in the United States that are not owned by the government.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”), codified at 22 U.S.C. §§ 7101–7115, is the first federal law to address human trafficking, which includes both sex and labor trafficking.
The Crime Victims’ Rights Act (“CVRA”), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3771, was enacted in 2004 to protect victims of federal crimes and offenses.
