by Fred Sisto | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The District Court continued: The Court need not get bogged down in knowing how frequently each Plaintiff checks books out of his local library or who is more of a movie-goer. Instead, Plaintiffs have shown an immediate threat if they were to resume carrying their...
by Fred Sisto | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The District Court continued: The Court notes, however, that the Supreme Court has cautioned that “the proof required to establish standing increases as the suit proceeds.”8 [Id.] Defendants contend that the Plaintiffs fail to substantiate or even allege concrete...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Judge Bumb continued: At oral argument, the State conceded that Plaintiffs have shown a particularized injury, given that they each have valid permits to carry handguns and were generally permitted to do so in the challenged “sensitive places” prior to the enactment...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The District Court continued: Plaintiffs implore this Court to consider the only reasonable conclusion from Defendants’ posturing: their dragging of feet is evidence that no such historical tradition and evidence exists. Perhaps. At this juncture, there is no bona...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The District Court continued: See Bruen, 142 S. Ct. at 2133 (“analogical reasoning requires only that the government identify a well-established and representative historical analogue, not a historical twin. So even if a modern-day regulation is not a dead ringer for...