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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Say yes to the dress, respectful dissents, and kettling technique.

Reason · Jan 28, 2022

Will the En Banc 9th Circuit Extend the Second Amendment's Losing Streak to 51 Cases?

Not only did Judge VanDyke write a majority opinion, he wrote a draft fauxpinion reversing himself!

Reason · Jan 21, 2022

Shutdown of Gun Stores During Early COVID Months Violated Second Amendment

So holds a Ninth Circuit panel—with the authoring judge penning a hypothetical dissent, to illustrate his view that the Ninth Circuit's Second Amendment precedents are too malleable. From McDougall v. County of Ventura, today's opinion by Judge Lawrence Vandyke joined by Judge Ryan Nelson: "[T]he right of the people to…

Reason · Jan 20, 2022