The War on Guns Just Moved to the Courtroom

The Supreme Court Is Finally Taking Up the Fight Over Rifle Bans

After years of legal fights, the nation’s highest court is finally stepping into a heated battle over modern sporting rifles and gun rights.

Supreme Court Wades into the Gun Rights War - Again

Glock bans and the coming day of reckoning for assault weapons.

One month later, Wake courthouse shooting still rattles Raleigh attorneys

In the weeks since a shooting outside the Wake County courthouse injured two attorneys, those who frequently work at the courthouse say the incident still weighs heavily on them.

DOJ Sues Two States Over Gun Laws

DOJ Sues Two States Over Gun Laws

Virginia’s Gun Ban Battle Headed To State Supreme Court After Sudden Appeal

The legal battle over Virginia’s firearm laws escalated rapidly this week as the Commonwealth and Attorney General Jay Jones filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia. The state is aiming to overturn a newly issued preliminary injunction that temporarily halted enforcement of several gun and magazine restrictions across the state. The move [] Virginia’s Gun Ban Battle Headed To State Supreme Court After Sudden Appeal

Victorian MP Moira Deeming apologises to constituents amid court battle to keep Liberal candidacy

The bitter battle over an MP’s political future has taken another dramatic turn, with the escalating fallout now heading to court.

‘The Vampire Rule’: Blue states’ gun-banning spree is backfiring on them * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation

Source link Handgun The Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez and its decision to take up two cases involving modern semiautomatic firearms Tuesday outline a pattern in which states

Justice Department sues Virginia, California over gun laws

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it had filed lawsuits against two states for what the department alleged are “unconstitutional” restrictions on sales of certain types of guns. In Virginia, the department is targeting a law that banned the sale of automatic weapons. In California, it is suing over a newly enacted law that restricts []...Click to read more

Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts

by Rich Tucker Virginia’s governing Democrats made it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or swap so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The law’s July 1 enactment, however, sits in a legal limbo as a wave of lawsuits moves through various courts. Plaintiffs in four state jurisdictions []

Shots fired after violent brawl in Melbourne’s east

A gun has been fired during a violent brawl outside a church in Melbourne's east.

SCOTUS to review Cook County ‘assault weapons ban,’ threatens doom for IL law, too – Legal Newsline

The Cook County case is just one of several legal challenges to so-called assault weapons bans raging in courts across the country. In Illinois, for instance, the courts have wrangled over the constitutionality of Illinois' statewide gun ban, dubbed by supporters as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, since it was enacted in 2023.

Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.

Supreme Court will consider whether AR-15 bans violate the Second Amendment

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.

Kulasegaran launches Perak Bar Mediation Centre, says disputes can be settled in a day

IPOH, July 10 — Long-running and backlogged civil cases pending before the courts can now be referred to mediation...

The Peaceful Split: Why More Couples Are Turning to Family Law Mediators

Divorce has long carried the assumption of courtrooms, opposing attorneys, and bitter disputes. But a

DOJ targets Spanberger, Newsom gun laws with twin lawsuits after SCOTUS affirms Second Amendment rights

The Justice Department sued California and Virginia over state gun restrictions, targeting assault weapons bans and semiautomatic pistol laws.

A Virginia Judge Just Body-Slammed Spanberger's Gun Grab

A Virginia Judge Just Body-Slammed Spanberger's Gun Grab

Supreme Court Drama: Petitioner Throws Documents At The Bench, Shouts 'Ma******d; Watch Video

Drama in Supreme Court is something that can only be seen in the movies, but here's a reality check. A routine hearing in Supreme Court turned dramatic on Friday after a petitioner shouted at the bench, claimed to be the sovereign,

The Plaquemines Parish Case and the Importance of Who Decides

The Supreme Court’s intervention is critical to combating the weaponization of state courts by activists who hope to achieve through litigation what they cannot achieve through legislation.READ MORE

Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sued California and Virginia on Wednesday over new laws in both states that restrict the sale of semiautomatic firearms. The two separate lawsuits filed by the Justice Department in federal court say the laws violate the Second Amendment. “The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is [] The post Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber

The tangled path of US capital punishment takes a new turn on Wednesday as Idaho becomes the first state to adopt the firing squad as its primary form of execution, embracing the brutal killing technique even as concerns grow that it can inflict excruciating pain and suffering. The state's department of corrections (IDOC) says it has met its deadline, set by the legislature, to have its death chamber at a maximum security prison south of Boise retrofitted and open for business by 1 July. It has spent more than 1m in the venture, including 24,000 on a rack of AR-style, .308-caliber, scoped rifles that will be wielded by volunteer marksmen...

Adwoa Safo petitions Attorney General to transfer shooting case from Circuit to High Court

Sarah Adwoa Safo petitions the Attorney-General to transfer the shooting case from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court, citing jurisdiction issues.

SCOTUS Will Decide Constitutionality Of So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans

In their appeal, the plaintiffs argue that 'the very term assault weapon is a political slogan masquerading as a meaningful designation.'

Fatal Shooting  Incident Anchors Unprecedented Wave of Violence Against Canadian Jews

Latest tragedy follows a dramatic multi-year spike in targeted firearms incidents nationwide

DOJ launches lawsuit over California’s Glock ban after warning

The Department of Justice sued California on Wednesday after warning the blue state against implementing a ban on the commercial sale of semiautomatic Glock-style handguns. Before filing the lawsuit, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon gave Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta one week to consider entering pre-suit settlement []

The Cure for Left-Wing Lawfare Is Not Litigation Finance Reform

In recent years, left-wing activists have increasingly turned to America’s courts as the solution to their policy failures elsewhere. After countless failed attempts to enact progressive mandates through Congress and federal agencies—the Green New Deal, firearm bans, and other unpopular policies—activist groups have been aggressively teaming up with trial lawyers in an effort to force...

Trump DOJ presses court to void Jan 6 rioter’s domestic violence gun conviction

The Trump Department of Justice is again asking a federal court to erase a January 6 rioter’s gun conviction, per a new court filing. In a renewed motion on Tuesday, the Trump DOJ asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the conviction of Benjamin John Martin, who was found guilty of possessing firearms []

Cellphone Video Captures the Moment Gunfire Erupts at a Michigan Mall

Cellphone Video Captures the Moment Gunfire Erupts at a Michigan Mall

In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users

Two Supreme Court rulings in June 2026 reinforced the trend toward broad gun rights under the Second Amendment, overriding attempts to limit concealed carry and to punish the ownership of guns by drug users. The ruling in the concealed carry case...

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to AR-15 Bans in Major Second Amendment Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenges to assault-weapons bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, setting up a major Second Amendment case over whether governments may prohibit AR-15-style rifles and similar semiautomatic firearms.

I sat metres away from former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson as his life changed forever

Newry Crown Court’s court one played host to one of the biggest trials involving a political figure in the north’s history

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Supreme Court of ‘protecting guns’ over ‘consistently preserving any principle of law’

In a dissent joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of twisting its 2022 Second Amendment precedent “into a free-for-all that lets the judiciary thwart the will of legislatures by privileging access to firearms above all else.” “Today’s decision makes one thing clear: the court’s objective is...

Fistfight Erupted in Georgia's Parliament

Footage captures a dramatic fistfight in Georgia's parliament during the final plenary sitting of the spring session, as lawmakers from the opposition and ruling parties joined the brawl.

Legal Drama Unfolds Over Messy Yard In Wisconsin

Legal Drama Unfolds Over Messy Yard In Wisconsin