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Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Second Amendment Claim Against State Court Judge Properly Dismissed for Lack of Adversity Under Article III, Holds Second Circuit
In Kellogg v. Nichols, No. 23-8093 (2d Cir. Mar. 5, 2026), the Second Circuit affirms dismissal of a gun-rights case filed against a state court judge who serves as a…
Law & Humanities Blog
Charles and Gelbach on Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Jacob D. Charles, Pepperdine University School of Law, and Jonah B. Gelbach, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, have published Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem. Here is the abstract. In…
Simple Justice
A Second Amendment Martyr
Alex Jeffrey Pretti is dead. Trump called him a domestic terrorist. Noem asserted that he was there to “massacre law enforcement.” She said “I don’t know of any peaceful protester…
Wait A Second!
Gun dealer has standing to challenge City's "brick and mortar" requirement
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
This gun rights case involves a New York City law that makes it illegal to purchase more than one gun every 90 days. Another City law under review requires applicants…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Weighs Second Amendment Rights of Illegal Immigrants
Do illegal immigrants have Second Amendment rights? The Sixth Circuit just said no, though the panel couldn’t agree on why. Authorities found three firearms when searching the home of Milder…
JURIST
US appeals court strikes down California’s urban open-carry ban
By Sandy Almarradweh | Osgoode Hall Law School, CA
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday ruled that California’s restrictions on openly carrying firearms in the state’s more populous counties violate the…
California Appellate Report
Baird v. Bonta (9th Cir. – Jan. 2, 206)
By Shaun Martin
I'll begin the new year with a prediction:This opinion will be taken en banc.The majority opinion strikes down California's open-carry licensing scheme for firearms. That regime allows individuals to carry…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 2025)
By Phil Dixon
This post summarizes published criminal law cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2025. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. Previous summaries…
Wait A Second!
Second Amendment does not prohibit serial number obliteration prosecution
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
When the Supreme Court in 2008 ruled that the Second Amendment recognizes a personal right of gun ownership, it not only opened the door to lawsuits challenging gun-control regulations. We've…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
PORAC, CAHP & CPRC File Amicus Brief Urging US Supreme Court to Uphold Second Amendment Rights in Wolford v. Lopez
By Mastagni Law
The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), the California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP), and the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) have jointly filed an amicus brief asking the…