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Imperial Valley College (AA) San Diego State University (BA) Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JD) Roger Thomas Benitez (born December 30, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. He is known for his rulings striking down several California gun control laws.
Judge Roger Benitez wrote that California’s assault weapon ban “has no historical pedigree and ... 2023 at 4:30 PM. ... Benitez opened his decision by comparing the assault rifle to the Bowie ...
The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won't take effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, has already filed a notice to appeal the ruling.
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez, a high-profile jurist known for striking down California gun control measures, was reprimanded for judicial misconduct on Wednesday for a 2023 incident in ...
However, this decision was vacated by the Ninth Circuit Court on February 25, 2021, until the case can be reheard en banc. [13] On June 4, 2021, Roger Benitez, a senior judge of the Southern District of California, ruled the assault weapons ban unconstitutional, though he permitted a 30-day stay of appeal.
California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed for and was granted a stay of the injunction to appeal the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. [17] The case will be reheard by Judge Benitez in the Southern California Federal District Court on July 17, 2023. [18]
In a decision made public on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego said the background checks have "no historical pedigree," and violate the Second Amendment by treating all ...
Judge Benitez once again ruled that the California ban is unconstitutional [61] after the Ninth Circuit remanded the case back down to the district in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. [62] The case has since been held in abeyance pending the decision of the En Banc Court in 'Duncan v. Bonta'