9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 22, 2023
Gun restriction challenge is moot, 9th Circuit rules
In a lengthy dissent, 9th Circuit Judge Daniel P. Collins — another Trump appointee — argued that U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s decision against the couple should be reversed because it is still a “live controversy.”
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday dismissed as moot a lawsuit by Huntington Beach couple challenging a California law making it illegal for any person subject to a civil restraining order by a state court to possess firearms and ammunition.
Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ruled the case was moot because the last injunction expired earlier this year after an Orange County Superior ...
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