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California Attorney General Harris Seeking to Appeal Concealed Carry
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Last month, a Ninth Circuit panel held that the Second Amendment requires the state to allow its citizens to both "keep" and "bear" arms. In plain English,...
9th Kills Free Speech Twice: First T-Shirts, Then YouTube?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's been a bad week for free speech, with censured shirts and prior restraints on speech. We were all ready to lambast the Ninth Circuit's opinion in Dariano...
9th Reversed: Highway or Not, Government Controls Military Bases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
And so, another odd legal dispute comes to a ... well, it's still going, thanks to the First Amendment. But we at least know this: the government controls...
San Diego Backing Off; Concealed Carry May Still be Appealed
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Two weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit shocked the legal world by holding, contrary to many circuits with more conservative credentials, that the U.S. Constitution...
A Case About Sunflower Seeds; Adjust Expectations Accordingly.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
We can't beat Judge Silverman's summary of the case, so we'll stick with the direct quote: "Some days we are called upon to consider such profound issues as...
School Uniform's Slogan is Compelled Speech
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Eugene Volokh is on quite the winning streak. The professor and blogger, fresh off a victory in another pro bono free speech case (the ongoing Crystal Cox...
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