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Calif. Concealed Carry Case Gets Sua Sponte En Banc Call
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The parties to the case didn't want en banc review. Other non-parties (California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the Brady Campaign) wanted en banc but...
Arizona AG Agrees to Stay Enforcement of 'Revenge Porn' Law
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in May, Arizona joined a host of other states in criminalizing "revenge porn," defined there as the distribution of a nude depiction of another adult...
SCOTUS Asks: Do Cops Have ADA Duties to Crazed Knife Lady?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is the weirdest application of the Americans with Disabilities Act I've ever seen. And with the Ninth Circuit's reputation, and the Supreme Court's...
1 Week to the New Chief: Montana's Sidney Thomas Takes Top Spot
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's been a heck of a ride with Chief Judge Alex Kozinski at the top of the Ninth Circuit, but with his seven-year term coming to a close, prepare for a...
Mont.'s Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down by Federal Judge
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Montana today became the 34th state to permit same-sex marriage after a federal district judge found the state's prohibition on gay marriage...
Calif.'s Sex Offender Internet Reporting Requirements Unconstitutional
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in 2012, Californians decided to double down on punishment for registered sex offenders. Proposition 35 required sex offenders to provide law enforcement...