9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Constitutional Law,
Criminal
Jul. 19, 2024
9th Circuit to reconsider handgun possession conviction under Bruen
The court will reconsider the case following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month reversing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that struck down a law barring possession of firearms by perpetrators of domestic violence.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider en banc a three-judge panel decision that struck down as unconstitutional the conviction of a California man for violating a 1968 statute barring him from owning a handgun due to his past felonies.
The court agreed Wednesday to take up the case following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month reversing a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that struck down a law barring possession of firearms by perpetrators of domest...
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