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News Tipoffs - New Jersey Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 03, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Supports Commonsense Gun Laws Allowing States to Set Age-Based Restrictions for Firearms
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of a Minnesota law setting the minimum age at 21 for securing a permit to carry a handgun in public. The case, Worth v. Jacobson, is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; a three-judge panel of that court affirmed the district court's d  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION SUPPORTING MINNESOTA LAW THAT PROHIBITS CONCEALED CARRY BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edf  more

Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Minnesota Law That Prohibits Concealed Carry by Individuals Under 21
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edfde851a95e/fileAsset/Worth%20Amicus%20-%20File.pdf),  more

Department of Commerce Announces 2024 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Today, the Department of Commerce announces the appointment of new and returning members to the Pacific and North Pacific regional fishery management councils. Earlier this summer the Secretary of Commerce announced the appointment of 22 members to the other six regional fishery management councils. Council members represent diverse groups, including commercial and recreational fishing industr  more

Justice Dept.: 3 Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to $119M Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Three real estate investors have pleaded guilty to engaging in an extensive, multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain a $74 million loan and a $45 million loan and fraudulently acquire multifamily properties. Fredrick Schulman, 72, of New York, and Chaim "Eli" Puretz, 29, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution  more

N.Y. PSC Issues Ruling on Party Status Involving Queensboro Development
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 3 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following Ruling on Party Status (Case No. 22-T-0670) on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * Petition of Queensboro Development, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 18.5 miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Queens, and Associated Equipment RULING GRANTING PARTY STATUS AND AWARDING INTERVENO  more