Update | The Week of November 27, 2017
Jeffrey Stein // 12/4/17 //
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced stepped-up efforts to address the opioid crisis (WaPo).
- Read the press release here.
- This includes support for new legislation to strengthen DEA enforcement.
Gun thefts lead to violent crime, but federal law makes it challenging to confront the problem, writes the Editorial Board of the L.A. Times.
The Supreme Court will heard oral arguments in United States v. Carpenter, a case that questions the need for a warrant to access cell phone records (AP, WaPo; Detroit News).