The Latest Breaking News from Roger Benitez

California can’t bar teachers from telling parents about student’s gender identity at school, judge rules

The state of California quickly challenged the ruling and the decision is currently on hold as a federal appeals court considers the case

The Independent UK · Jan 5

California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds

The introduction to today's long opinion by Judge Roger Benitez in Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal.): Long before Horace Mann… The post California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 23, 2025

Second Amendment Roundup: 9th Circuit Upholds California Magazine Ban (Again)

The third time isn’t the charm.

Reason · Apr 4, 2025

Federal judge again rules that California's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional

A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again, ruling Thursday that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

California's 10-Round Magazine Limit Is Unconstitutional, a Federal Judge Rules (Again)

"There is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity," U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez says, calling the state's cap "arbitrary," "capricious," and "extreme."

Reason · Sep 24, 2023

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning high capacity gun magazines

A federal judge has struck down a California law banning high-capacity gun magazines

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #78

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Sep 20, 2023

Thanks to the Supreme Court, California gun cases hinge more on history than modern threats

LOS ANGELES — To best understand California's desire to uphold its bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, consider recent history.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Californians have a green light to sue the gun industry. How will that work?

LOS ANGELES — One of the strangest pieces of legislation ever enacted in California took effect Jan. 1, giving state residents and visitors the same power to threaten the gun industry that Texans now wield over abortion providers.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 2, 2023

Judge Blocks California Fee-Shifting Statute That Targets Gun Lawsuit Plaintiffs (and Lawyers)

From Miller v. Bonta, decided today by Judge Roger Benitez (S.D. Cal.): "It is cynical." "It is an abomination." "It is outrageous and objectionable." "There is no dispute that it raises serious constitutional questions." "It is an unprecedented attempt to thwart judicial review." Such are the Intervenor-Defendant Governor's expressed views…

Reason · Dec 20, 2022