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CA: Dissent Excoriates Ninth Circuit Refusal of en banc Rehearing of Second Amendment
Submitted by:
Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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Mai asked for an en banc review of his case. En banc reviews of Second Amendment cases seem to be routine for the Ninth Circuit, when the cases favor protecting Second Amendment rights.
This case, which had already ruled against Second Amendment protections, was, unsurprisingly, not granted an en banc review.
The surprising and positive event was eight judges dissented from the majority and believed an en banc review was called for. They dissented so strongly, they wrote and/or signed onto an extremely well argued, 29-page dissent.
The dissent is a powerful defense of the exercise of Second Amendment rights, and of Constitutional limitation of government power. |
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jac
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| Give Trump another term and he will right the upside down 9th Circuit court. |
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