Circuit Splits Reported in U.S. Law Week—May 2023

U.S. Law Week summarizes selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals each month.

Criminal Law

Case:

Guedes v. ATF, 2023 BL 147736 (Article)

Issue:

Can bump stock attachments to semi-automatic rifles be regulated as a machine gun under the National Firearms Act? The D.C. Circuit previously ruled that it can and refused to review that decision en banc. The court’s holding keeps it aligned with the Tenth Circuit, but the Fifth and Sixth circuits disagree.

Employee Discrimination

Case:

Beasley v. O’Reilly Auto Parts, 2023 BL 177465 (Article)

Issue:

Must a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities ...