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Richards case reversed
CalGuns Foundation's press release notes the event. This is their and SAF's suit against the sheriff of Yolo County, over restrictive "may issue" permit policies. The 9th Circuit (same panel as in the earlier case) reversed the trial court ruling, in favor of the sheriff, in an unpublished opinion that applies its earlier, pro-2A case.
Now, this sheriff can ask for en banc in his case.
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My WAG is the Ninth were waiting to see what the Peruta Sheriff, who had the most population, prestige, and press recognition at stake would do; since he didn't buck, as you say the other two are kinda redundant.
I'd think Yolo county isn't likely to tread where San D fears to, and Ventura and Orange have already folded.
I'd say the remaining wild card is Hawai'i as they are a state that has never issued. No possibility of "going with the flow" like the may-issue counties in Cali.
The same three judges heard three cases on the same subject on the same day. They decided for some reason to release the decision in Peruta first, now Richards out of Yolo County has just two pages to it with no additional reasoning behind it. Which is OK since they did a great job in Peruta.
There will be another one released soon from the Hawaiian case, Baker v. Kealoha. Either the Hawaiian defendants or the Sheriff of Yolo County could appeal their respective cases en banc but if they do, I would imagine some judge on the 9th would ask if Peruta should be reviewed en banc. That will trigger a full vote, and if they vote for en banc they'll probably stay the others or include them. If however Peruta doesn't get an en banc vote I suspect the other two won't either.
Because the same three-judge panel is involved, and there's no new analysis in the decisions, Richards and Baker are no longer very important. What matters is, will the split hold between the 9th and the 2nd/3rd/4th circuits, and if so will that pressure the Supremes to take up Drake out of New Jersey?