Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta

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, ORDER

v.

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

Defendant-Appellant.

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.

Per Curiam Order; Concurrence by Judge S.R. Thomas; Special Concurrence by Judge Ikuta; Dissent by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge Bumatay

SUMMARY *

En Banc Procedures / Second Amendment

The en banc court held that it had statutory authority under 28 U.S.C. § 46(c)—which authorizes courts of appeals to decide cases and controversies en banc, and prescribes the composition of the en banc court in resolving cases and controversies—to…