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New Law Takes Effect Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammunition in New York

September 13, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected a gun shop-owning couple seeking to block New York's background check law for ammunition purchases one day before it goes into effect. In a paperless order, Sotomayor rejected an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Concealed Carry Improvement Act, gun control, Kathy Hochul, New York State Police, Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

NYS Taking Steps To Protect Access to Abortion Care Following Federal Court Ruling

August 21, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

New York State is taking steps to protect access to abortion care, including medication abortion, following a federal court ruling that attempted to curb access to mifepristone. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Abortion, Abortion Provider Support Fund, CUNY, Kathy Hochul, mifepristone, misoprostol, New York State Department of Health, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Roe v. Wade, SUNY, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

Modified Court Ruling Opens Doors for WNY to Receive Cannabis Licenses

March 30, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A federal court ruling has opened the doors for five New York regions, including Western New York, to receive conditional cannabis licenses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit modified an injunction that now "bars the issuance of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, cannabis, Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary, Kathy Hochul, New York State Office of Cannabis Management, U.S. Court of Appeals, Variscite, Variscite NY One v State of New York

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Again that NYS’ Concealed Carry Law Can Remain In Effect During Appeal

January 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled again to allow New York State's Firearm Dealer Laws and Concealed Carry Improvement Act to remain in effect pending appeal. The Court on Wednesday refused a request from a group of firearms dealers in New York … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Concealed Carry Improvement Act, Firearm Dealer Laws, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Says NYS Concealed Carry Act Can Remain In Effect Pending Appeal

January 12, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act can remain in effect pending appeal. The Court upheld a stay that was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Antonyuk v. Nigrelli in December … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Antonyuk v. Nigrelli, Concealed Carry Improvement Act, Gun Law, Letitia James, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

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