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  • Federal judge says New Jersey's ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

    07/31/2024 1:21:55 PM PDT · by rellimpank · 44 replies
    LA Tiimes via msn ^ | 31 july 2024 | Mike Catalini
    U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan's 69-page opinion says he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court's rulings in firearms cases, particularly the 2022 Bruen decision that expanded gun rights. Sheridan's ruling left both 2nd Amendment advocates and the state attorney general planning appeals. The judge temporarily delayed the order for 30 days. Pointing to the high court's precedents, Sheridan suggested Congress and the president could do more to curb gun-related violence nationwide. “It is hard to accept the Supreme Court’s pronouncements that certain firearms policy choices are ‘off the table’ when frequently, radical individuals possess...
  • New Jersey's two senators plan to block judicial nomination

    08/29/2003 1:23:34 AM PDT · by kattracks · 4 replies · 1,141+ views
    AP | 8/29/03
    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's two U.S. senators plan to oppose President Bush's nomination of Peter Sheridan as the next federal judge in Camden, saying the appointment should go to a South Jersey resident. Their opposition to Sheridan, a Mercer County resident and a member of former Gov. Thomas H. Kean's staff, will delay and may end his chance of being confirmed by the Senate. Sheridan was nominated earlier this month to fill a U.S. District Court seat now held by Stephen M. Orlofsky, who plans to return to private practice after six years on the federal bench David...