Tag: Kenneth Lee
9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...
California’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Overturned By 9th Circuit Court
On Friday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against California’s ban against high-capacity ammunition magazines, citing California’s gun law as a Second Amendment violation. California ban found to violate Second Amendment In a 2-1 decision, the San Francisco-based...
President Trump Lands Sixth Judge on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Trump has successfully appointed six judges to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to Trump taking office, the Ninth Circuit had 19 Democratic appointees, 6 Republican appointees, and four vacancies, and is the most overturned court of appeals...