Maryland’s assault weapons ban, Iowa State’s treatment of a pro-marijuana student group, mine-safety inspections, and a tragic prison death.

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Assault weapons: http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Published/141945A.P.pdf?mc_cid=a5155579d1&mc_eid=6e8e76319f
Pro-pot student group: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/17/02/161518P.pdf?mc_cid=e78ec10245&mc_eid=6e8e76319f
Mine-safety inspections: http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/17a0031p-06.pdf?mc_cid=e78ec10245&mc_eid=6e8e76319f
Prisoner death: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2017/D02-21/C:15-1419:J:Wood:aut:T:fnOp:N:1916643:S:0&mc_cid=a5155579d1&mc_eid=6e8e76319f

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