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California can’t bar teachers from telling parents about student’s gender identity at school, judge rules

The state of California quickly challenged the ruling and the decision is currently on hold as a federal appeals court considers the case

The Independent UK

California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds

The introduction to today's long opinion by Judge Roger Benitez in Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal.): Long before Horace Mann… The post California Policy Limiting Teachers' Disclosure to Parents of Student's Changed Gender Identity Violates First Amendment, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: 9th Circuit Upholds California Magazine Ban (Again)

The third time isn’t the charm.

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Court Strikes Down California Ban on Possessing Billy Clubs

From Judge Roger Benitez's decision in Fouts v. Bonta(S.D. Cal.): This case is about a California law that makes it a crime to simply possess or carry a billy. This case is not about whether California can prohibit or restrict the use or possession of a billy for unlawful purposes….…

Reason

It's Hard To See How the 9th Circuit Can Manage To Uphold California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban

The appeals court is reviewing an injunction by a judge who concluded that the law is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

Reason

California's ban on assault weapons will remain in effect after judges grant a stay

By a 2-1 margin, an appeals court ruled that the law will remain in place until after it hears arguments on a lower court's ruling that struck down the law.

WEKU

A federal judge rules again that California's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.

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Federal judge again rules that California's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional

A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again, ruling Thursday that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms

The Independent UK

California's 10-Round Magazine Limit Is Unconstitutional, a Federal Judge Rules (Again)

"There is no American tradition of limiting ammunition capacity," U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez says, calling the state's cap "arbitrary," "capricious," and "extreme."

Reason

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning high capacity gun magazines

A federal judge has struck down a California law banning high-capacity gun magazines

The Independent UK

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #78

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia

Thanks to the Supreme Court, California gun cases hinge more on history than modern threats

LOS ANGELES — To best understand California's desire to uphold its bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, consider recent history.

Los Angeles Times

Californians have a green light to sue the gun industry. How will that work?

LOS ANGELES — One of the strangest pieces of legislation ever enacted in California took effect Jan. 1, giving state residents and visitors the same power to threaten the gun industry that Texans now wield over abortion providers.

Los Angeles Times

Judge Blocks California Fee-Shifting Statute That Targets Gun Lawsuit Plaintiffs (and Lawyers)

From Miller v. Bonta, decided today by Judge Roger Benitez (S.D. Cal.): "It is cynical." "It is an abomination." "It is outrageous and objectionable." "There is no dispute that it raises serious constitutional questions." "It is an unprecedented attempt to thwart judicial review." Such are the Intervenor-Defendant Governor's expressed views…

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Federal judge to block part of California gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban

A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Friday that blocks half of a California gun bill that state legislators, at the behest of Gov. Gavin Newsom, modeled after the controversial Texas law allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: California's tough gun laws have made the state safer than the rest of the country

The most predictable response by the gun lobby and its political mouthpieces to calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings is that tough laws don't work.

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