In Nguyen v. Bonta, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of California’s “one-gun-a-month” law, which prohibits purchasing more than one firearm within a 30-day period. The Court affirmed the...more
A recently issued decision by the Eleventh Circuit may open the door for additional direction from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the scope of the Second Amendment. In National Rifle Association v. Bondi, the Eleventh...more
5/23/2025
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Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
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Eleventh Amendment ,
Firearms ,
Florida ,
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Second Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation
On February 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Attorney General to review and propose actions to address the right to keep and bear arms, which he called “an indispensable safeguard of security...more
On January 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark opinion in Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), holding that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), which...more
2/6/2025
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ATF ,
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Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
Firearms ,
Gun Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
Second Amendment ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
United States v Rahimi
On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in TikTok Inc. v. Garland, affirming the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act), which restricts...more
2/6/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
First Amendment ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
TikTok
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Project Veritas, a conservative activist group that engages in undercover journalism, challenging the constitutionality of an...more
1/16/2025
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Audio Recording ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Data Privacy ,
Dismissals ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
En Banc Review ,
First Amendment ,
Journalism ,
Oregon ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
On February 1, 2022, the Ninth Circuit released its opinion in Ballinger v. City of Oakland 1 affirming the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed that the City of Oakland’s Uniform...more
2/15/2022
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Exceptions ,
Fees ,
Landlords ,
Local Ordinance ,
Relocation ,
San Francisco ,
Tenants