Judge Calls for SCOTUS ‘Benchslaps’ on Second Amendment Cases

Inviting a Supreme Court ‘Benchslap’?

Yesterday the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc of a panel ruling (in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta) that rejected a Second Amendment challenge to a California statute that bars carrying switchblade knives.

‘It’s time for some benchslaps’: Trump-appointed judge on 9th Circuit asks SCOTUS to ‘summarily’ reverse the appellate court’s ‘wayward Second Amendment decisions’

Lawrence VanDyke gets emotional during his confirmation hearings (C-SPAN). A member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit volubly complained about his colleagues in a dissent this week while imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and overturn their jurisprudence on the Second Amendment. In the underlying case of Knife Rights, Inc....

Judge calls for SCOTUS ‘benchslaps’ on Second Amendment cases

(Legal Newsline) - A conservative federal appeals court judge has teed off once again on his left-wing judicial colleagues on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over what he described as their commitment to eschewing Second Amendment rights and…

Judge reams right-wing colleague's screeching appeal to Supreme Court

A conservative judge on the Ninth Circuit drew rebuke from a colleague after urging the Supreme Court to summarily reverse some of the court’s Second Amendment decisions.Judge Lawrence VanDyke was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020. He has become known for his combative opinions and remarks. His confrontational language has more than once made him a target for rebukes from other colleagues on the bench. Such was the case in an appeal of…

Ninth Circuit Judge Says It's Time for SCOTUS to 'Benchslap' Court Over 2A Rulings

Ninth Circuit judge urges SCOTUS to reverse flawed Second Amendment rulings on California switchblade ban.