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DOJ Expands Second Amendment Frontiers With Civil Rights Lawsuits
politics3 days ago

DOJ Expands Second Amendment Frontiers With Civil Rights Lawsuits

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon, is pursuing an unprecedented, coordinated push to broaden Second Amendment rights by filing lawsuits against state gun restrictions, including California and Virginia, signaling a shift toward using civil-rights litigation to set lasting legal precedent after recent Supreme Court rulings; the strategy aims to shape the law for the long term rather than challenge every restriction.

via Fox News|
#california#doj-civil-rights-division#gun-laws
Feds sue California over Glock-conversion ban, arguing 2nd Amendment clash
politics9 days ago

Feds sue California over Glock-conversion ban, arguing 2nd Amendment clash

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging AB 1127, California's Glock-style handgun restrictions aimed at devices that convert semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic weapons, arguing the law violates the Second Amendment. It seeks to block enforcement of the Glock ban and challenge parts of California’s handgun roster. California defends the measures as lifesaving public-safety tools with exemptions for dealers, law enforcement, and military. The case, filed in the Central District of California, adds to ongoing legal battles over gun control and tests how the 2nd Amendment applies to state restrictions.

via Los Angeles Times|
#california#glock#gun-control
Supreme Court to weigh AR-15 bans in CT and Illinois
politics11 days ago

Supreme Court to weigh AR-15 bans in CT and Illinois

The Supreme Court will hear challenges to Connecticut’s and Cook County, Illinois’ bans on semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15, testing whether governments can prohibit such firearms under the Second Amendment; the cases will be argued in the court’s next term starting in October, and with a 6-3 conservative majority, the ruling could reshape gun-control measures across the United States.

via NBC News|
#ar-15#assault-weapons-ban#connecticut
SCOTUS expands gun rights in two landmark rulings on concealed carry and drug users
politics14 days ago

SCOTUS expands gun rights in two landmark rulings on concealed carry and drug users

Two June 2026 Supreme Court rulings broaden gun rights: Wolford v. Lopez bars Hawaii’s approach that effectively bans concealed carry, while U.S. v. Hemani invalidates the federal ban on gun ownership by lawful drug users, reflecting a pro‑Second Amendment shift under Bruen and signaling that future gun regulations must have a solid historical pedigree and be appropriately targeted.

via The Conversation|
#concealed-carry#hemani#marijuana
Bruen's inconsistent yardstick fractures the Court's handling of gun laws
politics15 days ago

Bruen's inconsistent yardstick fractures the Court's handling of gun laws

Ian Millhiser argues that the Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez decision, which struck down Hawaii’s private-business carry rule, rests on the controversial Bruen framework and reveals a pattern of arbitrary Second Amendment rulings. He notes that four colonial-era laws similar to Hawaii’s were ignored, contrasts Wolford with Rahimi (which upheld a domestic-violence gun ban), and urges overruling Bruen to stop the court from making self-defeating, faithless decisions driven by political leanings rather than consistent legal methodology.

via vox.com|
#bruen#gun-laws#politics
Virginia judge halts assault weapons ban days before it takes effect
law-and-courts16 days ago

Virginia judge halts assault weapons ban days before it takes effect

A Lancaster County Circuit Judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Virginia’s new assault weapons ban from taking effect July 1, finding the plaintiffs are likely to succeed under the Virginia Constitution and applying the Bruen framework. The injunction, which keeps enforcement paused through December 31 or until a final order, allows one plaintiff to proceed after a standing finding; the case involves Gun Owners of America, the Virginia Citizens Defense League and John Crump, and the commonwealth has signaled an appeal, while similar relief is being sought by the NRA in another county.

via Courthouse News|
#assault-weapons-ban#gun-control#injunction
Supreme Court expands concealed-carry rights to stores open to the public
politics16 days ago

Supreme Court expands concealed-carry rights to stores open to the public

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that licensed gun owners may carry concealed firearms into stores and other private spaces open to the public, striking down state prohibitions in Hawaii, California, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland and signaling a broad expansion of Second Amendment rights, with dissenters warning it undermines property owners’ control.

via Los Angeles Times|
#concealed-carry#gun-rights#politics
Court hints at ending Bruen-era test as gun rules come under debate
law22 days ago

Court hints at ending Bruen-era test as gun rules come under debate

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled a federal gun-restriction law aimed at keeping firearms from dangerous people went too far, but two liberal justices urged discarding the court’s historical-tradition Bruen framework as unworkable and potentially retire the approach. The decision highlights ongoing disputes over how to evaluate modern gun regulations and could influence future cases, including Hawaii’s gun-permit rule and limits on bans in ‘sensitive’ places.

via USA Today|
#bruen#gun-control#historical-tradition-test
politics23 days ago

High Court shields habitual marijuana users’ gun rights

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said the federal ban on firearm possession for unlawful drug users cannot be applied to a Texas man who used marijuana regularly, finding the law inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Justice Gorsuch wrote that the government’s analogy to founding-era alcohol laws fails, and the decision narrows how the Drug User ban can be enforced without striking down the entire statute or addressing all its provisions; prosecutors could still pursue cases where drug use renders someone dangerous.

via Politico|
#federal-law#gun-rights#marijuana