The US Justice Department persuaded the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to decline revisiting a ruling allowing the government to disarm defendants released on bail.
A majority of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit voted against vacating the Mar. 18 panel decision and rehearing the case.
Two men charged with federal crimes, John Fencl and Jesus Perez-Garcia, were challenging a provision of the Bail Reform Act disarming defendants before trial, arguing it doesn’t comport with the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen rejected an interest-balancing test when considering if ...