Minnesota Lawyer

A firearm is a firearm is a firearm — even if it’s not assembled, according to a recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

The bill, from Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, creates a new felony crime of child torture, borrowing language from a sex-crimes statute. It passed Senate Judiciary by a unanimous voice vote on Wednesday.

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A scholar of ethics and political philosophy looks at whether there should be a presidential pardon power at all in a democracy governed by the rule of law.