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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 ...
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.
Nearly a month after he overturned California’s ban on large-capacity firearm magazines for the second time, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez doubled down on his opposition to the state ...
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.
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'
A federal judge has overturned a decades-old California law banning assault weapons, calling the restriction “extreme” and unconstitutional.
Texas, 143 S. Ct. 557 (2023) (mem.); and (4) whether the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals' holding that the Oklahoma Post-Conviction Procedure Act precluded post-conviction relief is an adequate and independent state-law ground for the judgment. January 22, 2024: October 9, 2024 Hewitt v. United States: 23-1002 23-1150