Second Amendment Protects Right to Open Carry, Ninth Circuit Panel Holds (2-1)

A short excerpt from today's very long opinion in Baird v. Bonta by Judge Lawrence VanDyke, joined by Judge Kenneth Lee: ...

California’s Open-Carry Ban: Gun Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional

Circuit rules California’s open-carry gun ban unconstitutional under Second Amendment, citing Supreme Court’s Bruen precedent ...

California ban on openly carrying guns ‘unconstitutional’, rules US federal court

US Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, said the Democratic-led state's law could not ...
Marijuana Moment

U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case On Marijuana Consumers’ Gun Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal law banning ...

Open carry 'part of nation's history,' judge writes in declaring California ban unconstitutional

Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, said California's open carry law cannot stand ...

Jack Smith labeled a ‘TYRANT!’ by MAGA commentator after former special prosecutor blames Trump for Jan 6 in testimony

Jack Smith said that there was ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump had sought to overturn the 2020 elections with ...
Opinion

Global Watch | Pakistan's Silent Coup: How The Army Formalised Its Grip On Power In 2025

History will likely judge 2025 as the year Pakistan’s democratic experiment was decisively rolled back—not by force alone, but by law.
Florida Phoenix

Bear hunt, land swaps, electric rates: Florida’s environmental year in review

In Florida, the environmental beat during 2025 featured land purchases and development rights, which tied in to immigration ...
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25 years later: reflections on Bush v. Gore and the Supreme Court

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the ...