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9th Circuit Ruling Could Set School Shooting Spree Killer Free
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In 1998, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his father and mother before heading to school and turning his guns on his classmates. Two students died, twenty-five...
Montana Firearms Freedom Act Predictably Falls in 9th Circuit
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
I remember the case vividly from law school. It was a stupid holding. The Supreme Court said that the federal government could regulate wholly intrastate...
Another AZ Abortion Law Falls; Would've Defunded Planned Parenthood
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Three months ago, the Ninth Circuit struck down Arizona's ban on abortions performed after 20 weeks, citing stare decisis that set the line for constitutional...
EA Asks 9th for SCOTUS Time Out in Football Video Game Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Looks like Electronic Arts is throwing out the red challenge flag. Last month, in a pair of mildly confusing matchups, a panel of the Ninth Circuit tossed NFL...
Shark Fin Ban Argued Before 9th Circuit; Feds Step In
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The facts of the case aren't too complicated. California, with conservation in mind, banned the sale, possession, and distribution of shark fins within the...
Cal. DNA Databank Case Gets 3rd Look, Thanks to SCOTUS
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
More than four years ago, Elizabeth Haskell of Oakland, California, was arrested on suspicion of trying to forcibly free another protester, though she was...
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