Judge Charles R. Wilson’s three dissents defending the First Amendment rights of Florida doctors to ask patients about firearm ownership shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Wilson has said he only dissents when he feels strongly about a decision, and that his dissents keep a possible U.S. Supreme Court audience in mind.
He’ll now have a fourth chance to weigh in on Florida’s Firearm Owners Privacy Act, which prohibits doctors from asking patients about whether they own a firearm.
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit set oral argument for June 21, 2016, in Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Fla., 11th Cir., 12-14009, en banc review granted 2/3/16
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