Hillel Aron

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(CN) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a federal judge's ruling that deemed California's so-called "one-gun-a-month" law to be a violation of the Second Amendment and therefore unconstitutional. "California suggests that the Second Amendment only guarantees a right to possess a single firearm, and that plaintiffs’ rights have not been infringed because they already possess at least one firearm," wrote U.S. Circuit Judge Danielle Forrest, a Donald Trump appointee.

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The one-time foil to Trump had previously been dealt 14 years for stealing millions from four different clients, but the sentence was overturned on appeal. LOS ANGELES (CN) — Disbarred attorney Michael Avenatti, who gained fame for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her legal dispute with President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 95 months in federal prison, or just under eight years, for stealing millions of dollars from his former clients.

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LOS ANGELES (CN) — Four Southern Californians have been federally charged in relation to the recent spate of protests in Los Angeles, including two over possession of Molotov cocktails. “When protesting crosses the line into violence, the penalties will be severe,” said U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, a recent Trump appointee, in a written statement.

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LOS ANGELES (CN) — Passengers of an LA Metro bus that was hijacked last year testified Tuesday about the shocking and violent incident that left one man dead. The driver of the bus who was lauded as a hero for activating a hidden emergency signal also testified during the first of what is expected to be a three-day preliminary hearing for Lamont Campbell, the 51-year-old who is charged with 12 felony counts including murder, attempted murder, carjacking and five counts of kidnapping.

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Hillel Aron

Shengua Wen came to the U.S. under a student visa in 2012, and over a decade later, began exporting at least three shipping containers worth of firearms to the North Korean government. LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Chinese man living without permanent legal status in Southern California pleaded guilty on Monday to charges for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and a piece of military technology to the North Korean government.