Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta

Bad Law
133 F.4th 852
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 20, 202523-55805California40,605 words

Opinion

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VIRGINIA DUNCAN; PATRICK No. 23-55805

LOVETTE; DAVID MARGUGLIO;

CHRISTOPHER WADDELL; D.C. No. CALIFORNIA RIFLE & PISTOL 3:17-cv-01017- ASSOCIATION, INC., a California BEN-JLB corporation,

Plaintiffs-Appellees, OPINION

v.

ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc March 19, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed March 20, 2025 Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Sidney R. Thomas, Susan P. Graber, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, Sandra S. Ikuta, Andrew D. Hurwitz, Ryan D. Nelson, Patrick J. Bumatay and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Graber; Concurrence by Judge Berzon; Dissent by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge Bumatay; Dissent by Judge VanDyke;

SUMMARY *

En Banc Procedures / Second Amendment

The en banc court held that a California law banning the possession…

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