Gun Litigation Will Keep Federal Appeals Courts Busy in 2025

December 30, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC

AR-15 bans, gun-free parks, and felon disarmament measures are among the issues before federal appeals courts in 2025.

Circuit court dockets will be filled with firearm-related cases next year as judges consider a raft of state and federal restrictions after recent US Supreme Court rulings.

Attorneys, academics, and activists are looking to see how wide a historical lens courts apply when assessing the constitutionality of gun laws.

The high court’s 2024 United States v. Rahimi opinion and its N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen ruling in 2022 require gun restrictions to comport with history and ...

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