ninth circuit 3-judge panel

Life in the Ninth Circuit: A Judge Renders His Real Opinion in a 2A Case and an Alternative for the Full Court’s Inevitable Result

…[9th Circuit Judge Lawrence] VanDyke concluded in the majority opinion for a three-judge panel, Ventura County’s policy [closing gun stores during the pandemic] plainly did not pass muster under “strict scrutiny,” which requires that a…

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Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Stay of District Court Ruling Overturning CA ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

As expected, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel has issued a stay of US District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez’s ruling that California’s “assault weapons” ban is unconstitutional. The state has appealed the decision and the…