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Ninth Circuit Lifts 3D Printed Gun Restriction Even as Biden Administration Action Imminent
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
President Biden has promised the Department of Justice will issue new regulations regarding ghost guns by May 8. Ghost guns are unregistered gun kits that can...
9th Circuit Issues Stay of Lower Court's Decision Revoking California Assault Weapons Ban
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
In an opinion that made national headlines, U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez early in June held that California's longstanding assault weapons ban...
11th Circuit Clarifies How Not to Write a Shotgun Complaint
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
No one wants their lawsuit to be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. But throwing facts and defendants up in the air in...
D.C. Sniper Case Taken Off the Table for Supreme Court Review
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 when he and 41-year-old John Allen Muhammed were arrested for murder in connection to the "D.C. Sniper" killings of 2002. The...
In a Rare Move, Supreme Court Postpones Oral Arguments
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
On Monday, March 16, the United States Supreme Court announced it would not be hearing upcoming oral arguments scheduled for late March and early April due to...
Remain in Mexico Policy to Continue Pending SCOTUS Resolution
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Department of Homeland Security announced the Migrant Protection Protocols in December, 2018, as an alternative to detaining asylum seekers in the U.S....