The Latest Breaking News from Julius Richardson

The 2-1 ruling got the right result, but not entirely for the right reason.

Does the Second Amendment allow the government to ban guns in common use for lawful purposes?

From Sharpe v. Winterville Police Dep't, decided today by Judge Julius Richardson, joined by District Judge Michael Nachmanoff: This case asks whether a town's alleged policy that bans video livestreaming certain interactions with law enforcement violates the First Amendment…. Defendants have thus far failed to establish that the alleged livestreaming…

From Cawthorn v. Amalfi, decided today by the Fourth Circuit (Judge Toby Heytens, joined by Judge James Wynn): {In January 2022, shortly after the North Carolina state legislature redrew its congressional districts, a group of voters in Representative Madison Cawthorn's district filed such a challenge. According to the voters, Representative…

From White Coat Waste Project v. Greater Richmond Transit Co., decided today (quite correctly, I think) by the Fourth Circuit (Judge Julius Richardson, joined by Chief Judge Roger Gregory and Judge Paul Niemeyer): When White Coat Waste Project tried to run an advertisement denouncing animal experimentation with the Greater Richmond…

A federal appeals court has heard arguments over a lower court's decision to block a challenge of North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy this year by voters who cited a section of the Constitution addressing insurrection