Professor Jacob Charles Quoted in "Gun Control Laws See a Circuit Court Boost, Rooted in Rahimi" -- Bloomberg Law

Professor Jacob D. Charles is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "Gun Control Laws See a Circuit Court Boost, Rooted in Rahimi."  The article considers a series of appellate wins this summer for gun control laws, showing how some federal appeals courts are applying the US Supreme Court’s 2024 United States v. Rahimi decision to uphold firearm restrictions.

Excerpt from "Gun Control Laws See a Circuit Court Boost, Rooted in Rahimi"

“Rahimi should make it easier for laws to be upheld, but what’s been surprising is a lot of courts don’t seem to be reading it that way,” said Jacob Charles, a constitutional law professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. He pointed to district court decisions like an Aug. 21 ruling out of Kansas that tossed a machine gun possession charge on constitutional grounds.

The complete article may be found at Bloomberg Law