5th Circuit Strikes Down Law Barring Handgun Sales to Adults Under 21
The three-judge panel said the 1968 gun-control statute is inconsistent with Founding-era firearm regulation, pointing to a 1792 act that required 18-year-old men to enroll in the militia and use ...
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New Orleans short-term rental law faces another legal fight. See what appeals court judges said.
A three-judge panel on Wednesday peppered a city lawyer, Sherri Hutton, with questions about the purpose of requiring live-in ...
Second Amendment Doesn't Extend to Certain Gun Parts, Court Says
The Second Amendment protection doesn’t extend to certain gun parts, including a sound suppressor, the Fifth Circuit ruled in ...
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Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Nixes Ban on Gun Sales to 18 to 20 Age Group
On January 30, the Fifth Circuit decided Reese ... The opinion was authored by Judge Edith H. Jones and was joined by Chief Judge Elrod and Judge Barksdale. The provisions at issue are 18 ...
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will not rehear Texas foster litigation case
The court voted 9-5 against rehearing the case that voided significant portions of court oversight, removed the judge in the ...
Fifth Circuit again upholds decision putting Hinds County Jail in receivership
And like in October, the Fifth has remanded the case back to U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves to more narrowly tailor ...
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Fifth Circuit declares age restrictions on adult handgun purchases unconstitutional
The appellate panel ruled that a federal law prohibiting firearms dealers from selling handguns to adults under 21 is ...
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Appeals court rules federal handgun sale ban for 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ... whose right to keep and bear arms is protected,” U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones wrote for the unanimous three-judge panel, who were all ...