I think it must be appealed to the full appellate court before it goes to the SC.
Judge Covello, a GEORGE H.W. BUSH nominee, reasoned the law should stand because “the legislation here does not amount to a complete prohibition on firearms for self-defense in the home.
I think it must be appealed to the full appellate court before it goes to the SC.
Yes,that is the way it is supposed to work. I am figuring that the appellate court will uphold the district court.
A few cases are appealed directly to the Supreme Court, though they are not common. One was the infamous U.S. v. Miller case.
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-peculiar-story-of-united-states-v.html