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NEW: The 4th Circuit revived a lawsuit brought by survivors and families of victims of the Mother Emanuel AME mass shooting, finding the govt is not immune from claims re: failures with the background check process that allowed the shooter to buy a gun assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6366…
STORY: Victims of the Charleston church massacre *can* sue the federal government over background check failures that let the shooter buy a gun, a federal appeals court ruled today, reviving the case buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Survivors and families of victims of mass shootings have struggled at times to go to court to hold an actor besides the shooter liable — today's 4th Circuit decision reopens one potential avenue in cases involving background check issues buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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DOJ can't pursue criminal charges against Edward Snowden as long as he's living in Russia — so the feds are going after his money instead buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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Hello from SCOTUS, where the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary's policymaking arm, just had its semiannual meeting. It's not public, but we get a briefing after from the chair of the exec committee – currently DC Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland
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Deep, deep dive: Liberal groups and court watchdogs want the US Supreme Court and the federal bench to be a breakout issue for Democrats in 2020. They just can't agree on a message, or how to make it happen. buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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1. At the Washington National Cathedral’s interfaith vigil for victims, families and survivors of gun violence — a precursor to the March for our Lives tomorrow.

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