The justices agreed to hear a case over New York’s restrictions on carrying firearms outside of the home.
WASHINGTON (CN) The Supreme Court will hear a major gun control case next term in the first Second Amendment controversy the high court has taken up in years.
The Court granted a writ of certiorari on Monday morning to
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Keith Corlett, over whether Corlett’s Second Amendment right was violated when New York denied his applications for a concealed carry license.
Keith M. Corlett, former superintendent of the New York State Police, and Richard J. McNally, Jr., a New York Supreme Court Justice in the Third Judicial District, tried to get a license to carry a firearm in public, but were denied due to the state’s requirement that applicants show an “actual and articulable” need to carry.
House Committee Approves Another Attempt to Grant DC Statehood in Party-Line Vote
Democrats in the House Oversight Committee have voted along party lines to pass a bill seeking to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending their bill to a full House vote.
The panel voted 25-19 to advance H.R. 51, also known as the “Washington, D.C. Admission Act,” to grant statehood to residents in the district after a lengthy debate over the constitutionality of the effort. The Democrat-led House passed a similar bill in 2020 but the Democrat effort was effectively shot down by the then-Republican-led Senate.
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District of Columbia False Claims Act Expanded to Tax Claims Wednesday, March 10, 2021
On January 13, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the False Claims Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Amendment”),
1 which expanded liability under the D.C. False Claims Act (“D.C. FCA”) to include tax-related claims. Such tax-related claims include false tax returns that understate tax liability or seek a tax refund.
2 The Amendment is subject to the Congressional 30-day review period, currently underway, and is expected to go in effect in March 2021.
3 The Amendment aims to increase revenue for the District of Columbia by enabling the D.C. attorney general to bring a new category of D.C. FCA cases, clearly signaling the District of Columbia’s intent to avail itself of the Amendment, particularly in the wake of the harsh financial impacts of COVID-19 on the district.
1 providing for tax fraud
enforcement under the Act will become effective unless Congress
vetoes the reforms before that time. Among other changes, the
amended D.C. Act will allow private citizen whistleblowers to bring
lawsuits, on behalf of the District,
2 against
taxpayers who have defrauded the government by underpaying taxes.
It also requires the D.C. attorney general to investigate tax fraud
violations
3 and enables the attorney general, upon
a finding of a violation, to bring civil actions against
violators.
When the D.C. Act becomes effective, D.C will join seven
states Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New
York, and Rhode Island in which false claims suits based on