“California ban on large-capacity gun magazines back in play — court to reconsider”: Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has this report on an order granting rehearing en banc that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued Thursday.
And Michael Ruiz of Fox News reports that “California’s liberal Ninth Circuit to tackle gun rights, mull reinstating high-capacity magazine ban; A three-judge panel in August ruled the ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds violated the Second Amendment.”
My earlier coverage of the now-vacated original divided three-judge panel’s ruling can be accessed here.
“A Very Exclusive Club: Former-SGs’ Cert Success.” Adam Feldman has this post at The Juris Lab.
“Foremost among the questions we must now answer is whether an inert bomb is a nonmailable item under federal law.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit answered in the affirmative in a ruling issued Friday.
In earlier news coverage of the case, Dal Kalsi of Fox Carolina reported back in February 2019 that “SC inmate used cell phone to access dark web in prison, tried to buy mail bomb in plot to kill his ex-wife.”
Access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court granted review in two new cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General’s office in one case.
“Voting Rights in Spotlight as Supreme Court Considers Arizona Election Rules; Justices to weigh what kind of proof is needed for showing a voting procedure results in harm to minorities”: Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
And Pete Williams of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court to hear major test of voting rights law; The Arizona case involves GOP efforts that Democrats charge would disenfranchise minority voters.”
“Ex-employees of pharmacy in 2012 meningitis outbreak lose appeals”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued Friday.
“Voting Rights Challenged at Supreme Court as States Change Rules”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
“Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report.
First Circuit upholds criminal conviction obtained in case where the Assistant U.S. Attorney who signed the criminal indictment did so while his license to practice law was suspended: You can access Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.