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Second Amendment Claim Against State Court Judge Properly Dismissed for Lack of Adversity Under Article III, Holds Second Circuit

In Kellogg v. Nichols, No. 23-8093 (2d Cir. Mar. 5, 2026), the Second Circuit affirms dismissal of a gun-rights case filed against a state court judge who serves as a statutory firearms licensing officer, both on absolute immunity and Article III grounds. The plaintiffs sued “New York state court Judge Jonathan D. Nichols,” in hisContinue reading “Second Amendment Claim Against State Court Judge Properly Dismissed for Lack of Adversity Under Article III, Holds Second Circuit”