Category: Case Analysis
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Bevis v. City of Naperville, Petition for Rehearing in Banc
B.L.U.F. Hagar says I have to use the “more” button. The cases heard by the Seventh Circuit court three judge panel found that AR-15s aren’t arms under the protection of the Second Amendment. That magazines aren’t arms under the Second Amendment. That handguns can be banned and that all was right and wonderful with PICA.…
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Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis, rogue Court
B.L.U.F. Another day, another rogue inferior court scratching for anything that allows them to upload an infringement. This time it is a CO law requiring a waiting period before taking possession of a legally purchased firearm. The mental gymnastics this Jimmy Carter appointee goes through would make Mary Lou Retton jealous. (1250 words) After examining…
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Rahimi oral arguments, big picture take away
(1100 words) The very first thing to note is that Mr. Rahimi isn’t actually involved with this case. He was recently interviewed in prison, where he claims to be “reformed”. He says that he will never touch another gun and wishes the case would just go away. With that out of the way, the takeaway…
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Seventh Circus Twister Game
B.L.U.F. A partial analysis of the Seventh Circuit Court’s recent opinion telling the Supreme Court how it should have been done. (2350 words) Drawing your attention to the center ring, we hear Judge Wood say The ink was barely dry on the pages of the Act when litigation began Wow, what sarcasm. Judge Wood, the…
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Robert Bevis v. City of Naperville (7th Cir., 23-1353)
B.L.U.F. The Seventh Circuit court has decided that English is not their strong point, nor is logic, nor is following the Supreme Court’s orders. Short version. More to come. (525 words) The present cases, which we have consolidated for disposition, relate to the types of “Arms” that are covered by the Second Amendment. This presents…
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Worth v. Jacobson, Eight Circuit Court (18-20yo)
(625 words) This is another case where the state wants 18, 19, and 20-year-olds to be excluded from The People for Second Amendment purposes, while still treating them as full on adults for other government needs. Age-restrictions like Minnesota’s are part of the American tradition of gun regulation going back to both the founding and…
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Andrew Hanson v. DC Amicus Briefing (magazine ban)
B.L.U.F. Multiple states filed an Amicus Brief in the magazine ban out of the District of Columbia. They use the same old arguments. There are a few interesting bits of lawyering, things to pay attention too. All of this is designed to shave the corners of a square peg to get it to fit through…
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Progress, Koons v. AG New Jersey No. 23-1900 (3d Cir.)
(750 words) They held oral arguments in this case today. It was before a three judge panel. I listened to about 1.5 hours of nearly three hours of arguments. The state went first, they made some interesting arguments. I need to pay careful attention to the actual arguments because they sounded better than anything I’ve…
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Miller v. Bonta, Round 4, Ninth Circuit Court, FIGHT! -edited
B.L.U.F. This is a challenge to California’s weapons ban. Judge Benitez used Heller, following the instructions of Bruen, and decided the case for the plaintiffs (good guys). An analysis of the state’s request for an emergency stay pending appeal shows the state in nearly full on panic. (2400 words) It looks like this case has…
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Duncan v. Bonta, stayed pending Appeal
B.L.U.F. The Ninth Circus court issues a stay pending appeal in the California magazine ban. (1200 words) I have written reams of electronic paper talking about how the court system “works”. At the top is the Supreme Court. The first level of Article III inferior courts is the Circuit Court of Appeals. The next level…