Appeals court strikes down federal ban on gun sales to under-21 buyers
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled the federal government’s long-standing ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults aged 18 to 20 is unconstitutional. The Louisiana-based U.
Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional
The ruling comes amid major shifts in the national firearm legal landscape following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights in 2022.
DACA dealt a legal setback by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court on Friday dealt the immigration program known as DACA a legal setback, keeping the program alive but teeing up a showdown at the Supreme Court.
Federal appeals court declares DACA unlawful, but keeps program in place for now
Federal appeals court declares DACA unlawful, but keeps program in place ahead of a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal court rules ban on handgun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a decades-old ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to people aged 18, 19 and 20 is unconstitutional. In a unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel on the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals slammed the Biden administration’s attempt to argue that the handgun ban was in line with the “nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” — a test for gun laws set
Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
A conservative federal appeals court said Thursday that a federal law banning the sale of handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, elevating a significant question about the Second Amendment’s reach in the wake of recent major Supreme Court rulings on gun rights.
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