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Second Amendment ruling under review by 9th Circuit

By Richard Binder

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Wednesday to review en banc a panel ruling that had significantly broadened Second Amendment protections by applying them to state and local governments. This holding, arrived at by Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, is at odds with other rulings from around the country -- including one penned by 2nd Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Arthur Hellman, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, speculated that pro-gun control forces on the 9th Circuit may be seeking to resolve the circuit split now, which would relieve some of the pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.

Attorneys involved in the case reacted cautiously to Wednesday's order.   Read their thoughts in the full story here.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on July 30, 2009 (boomark / email).