Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 25, 2024
9th Circuit likely to OK ban on semi-automatic weapons
9th Circuit Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen questioned whether the record has been adequately developed about whether an AR-15 is equivalent to the M16 military rifle.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel seemed skeptical Wednesday of arguments that it should strike down California’s semi-automatic weapons ban, although it was not clear whether they would reach a decision on the merits at all until a similar Second Amendment case is decided.
Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez of San Diego, an appointee of President George W. Bush, enjoined the 1989 law as unconstitutional, but a 9th Circuit...
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