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- National Rifle Association President David Keene sums up the list of weapons he supports banning in three words — “fully automatic weapons.” From the NRA, that’s what counts as a concession.
- The Supreme Court appears likely to uphold a phenomenally silly law limiting non-Virginians’ access to Virginia public records.
- The NCAA sues Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) over a law seeking to force the group to direct $60 million in fines against Penn State exclusively towards Pennsylvania organizations.
- A New Mexico state judge deemed a police shooting of an Iraq War veteran to be unconstitutional.
- And, finally, it turns out that the fastest way to make someone afraid of TV cameras is to appoint them to the Supreme Court.
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