Vol. 34 No. 14 DISTRICT COURT DECLARES CALIFORNIA LAW PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION AND USE OF GUN MAGAZINES WITH MORE THAN TEN ROUNDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently held, in the case entitled Duncan v. Becerra[1], that California Penal Code section 32310 is unconstitutional. The statute prohibits possession of large-capacity magazines (“LCMs”), defined as those capable of holding more than ten rounds. Background In November 2016, California citizens approved Proposition 63. […]
Vol. 34 No. 15 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY CHALLENGE BY INDIVIDUAL WITH RARE DISEASE
In a 5-4 opinion, the United States Supreme Court majority in Bucklew v. Precythe, 2019 U.S. LEXIS 2477 (Apr. 1, 2019), held that an inmate with a rare condition causing tumors with blood vessels to grow in his neck, head, and throat failed to satisfy the test that two prior Supreme Court cases established to […]