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Ninth Circuit

A handgun and a monthly calendar. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Naruemon Mondee | Dreamstime.com | Midjourney

Gun Rights

Court Kills California's One-Gun-a-Month Law

There’s no historical precedent for trying to ration constitutionally protected rights.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.18.2025 7:00 AM

A man in a gun store places bullets onto the counter. | Nomadsoul1 | Dreamstime.com

Second Amendment

Californians Can Now Buy Ammunition Online Just Like Free Americans

Golden State ammunition restrictions have been voided for violating the Second Amendment.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.28.2025 7:00 AM

Birthright Citizenship

Ninth Circuit Denies Government Request for Emergency Relief in Birthright Citizenship Case

The first of what may be many appellate rulings on the Trump Administration's most controversial and questionable Executive Order.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.20.2025 11:52 AM

A drawing that says "Black Lives Mater any life" | Courtesy of the Pacific Legal Foundation

First Amendment

California School Punishes First-Grader for a Drawing, Sparking Federal Lawsuit

The First Amendment case about a first-grader’s free speech rights is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Patrick McDonald | 8.9.2024 10:00 AM

Climate Change

Ninth Circuit Puts An End to the Kids Climate Case

A unanimous panel orders dismissal of Juliana v. United States, bringing this zombie litigation to a close.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.1.2024 4:21 PM

Climate Change

DOJ Files Petition for Writ of Mandamus to End Juliana Climate Litigation

The Justice Department is wasting no time seeking to put this zombie litigation out of its misery, and the plaintiffs are not happy about it.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.6.2024 10:12 AM

Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote the opinion rejecting New York's restrictive carry permit policy | SCOTUS

Second Amendment

SCOTUS Rejects 'Interest-Balancing' Tests That Treated the Second Amendment As a 'Constitutional Orphan'

The ruling against New York's carry permit policy is a rebuke to courts that routinely rubber-stamp gun restrictions.

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2022 4:30 PM

Lawrence-VanDyke-MT-AG-office | Montana Attorney General's Office

2nd Amendment

A Federal Judge's Satirical Opinion Highlights Disrespect for the Second Amendment

After more than a decade of subversion, the Supreme Court has a chance to rectify this situation.

Jacob Sullum | 1.26.2022 12:01 AM

Democratic apocalyptics are wrong | Petar Veinovic/Dreamstime

Climate Change

Will the Justice Department Settle a Case the Ninth Circuit Already Dismissed?

Judge Aiken has ordered a settlement conference in the Kids Climate Case.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.26.2021 10:41 AM

A handgun in a belt holster | Michael Tefft/Flickr

Young v. State of Hawaii

Ninth Circuit holds there is no right to bear arms outside the home

David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.1.2021 12:27 AM

A handgun in a belt holster | Michael Tefft/Flickr

2nd Amendment

The 9th Circuit Says the Right To Bear Arms Does Not Extend Beyond Your Doorstep

According to the dissent, the appeals court "has decided that the Second Amendment does not mean what it says."

Jacob Sullum | 3.24.2021 8:00 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

California's ban on all new pistol models: Supreme Court amicus brief

Since 2013, California has outlawed new semiautomatic handguns

David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.6.2019 11:47 AM

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