The United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report monitors global human trafficking offenses and ranks the efforts of individual countries to combat trafficking. The TIP report explains the definitions and elements of human trafficking, the types of trafficking schemes, and government actions. Note that “trafficking in persons” and human trafficking are interchangeable.
Reconciliation is the settlement of a conflict. Reconciliation occurs in government, family law, and in accounting.
Surveillance pricing is a form of algorithmic pricing in which sellers use personal information to tailor prices to specific consumers. Sellers who engage in this practice will generally raise prices based on personal information such as income, background, or perceived desperation.
Algorithmic pricing is the practice of using formulas to automatically determine prices to maximize profit. When the formulas use personal identifying information in the practice of price determination, it is instead known as surveillance pricing.
A Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary License (CAURD) is a license granted by the state of New York to justice-impacted individuals or nonprofit organizations to open a legal cannabis dispensary. The licensing program aims to create economic opportunities for those previously harmed by punitive drug laws.
The Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) legalizes recreational, adult-use marijuana in the state of New York. The bill was signed into law in 2021. Under the law, New York State restricts marijuana use to those over the age of 21.
An antique firearm is a gun (or other device designed to expel projectiles) that was made in 1898 or prior, or a replica of such weapon, or a black powder muzzle-loading weapon, provided that it does not use readily available conventional ammunition. See: United States v. Tribunella, 749 F.2d 104 (1984). Federal law provides two primary definitions for antique firearms.
Firearms are weapons readily capable of expelling projectiles, like a bullet, through an explosive mechanism; including guns and their various components, such as silencers, mufflers, frames, or other destructive devices, such as bombs.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), also known as “red flag laws” are court orders to temporarily block a person who is a threat to themselves or others from accessing a gun. The intent behind red flag laws is to de-escalate an emergency situation and prevent gun violence, especially mass shootings. ERPOs have limited durations for preventing a person’s access to weapons including guns they already own or plan to purchase.
Stand your ground is a self-defense legal doctrine that allows a person to use reasonable force to protect themselves against an imminent threat of danger or death without attempting to retreat from the situation.
