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The Weekly Reload PodcastAnalyzing the Unexpected Reissue of a Fifth Circuit Silencer Decision (Ft. Gabriel Malor)This week, we're covering a topic that may give you a bit of deja vu. Or, even, deja deja vu.
That's because we've seen this all before. Twice.
On Wednesday, a Fifth Circuit panel reissued its opinion in US v. Peterson for the second time. That makes it the third revision. To discuss the difference between the three, we have federal litigator and legal commentator Gabriel Malor back on the show.
He noted that in every version, the panel upheld Peterson's conviction for possessing an unregistered silencer. However, he said each version became...
2025-12-1543 minThe Weekly Reload PodcastWill the Fifth Circuit Reverse Itself on Silencers? (Ft. Legal Commentator Gabriel Malor)This week, we're looking into a bit of a Second Amendment legal mystery.
Recently, a Fifth Circuit panel ruled silencers aren't "arms" and, therefore, don't enjoy constitutional protections. But then the Department of Justice (DOJ) changed hands and changed its mind on the case. In response, the panel took the unusual step of withdrawing its opinion. But we don't know what it plans to do next.
That's why we've got federal litigator and legal commentator Gabriel Malor back on the show to give his view on what may be coming. A lot of other commentators...
2025-06-3046 minThe Weekly Reload PodcastThe Practical Realities of Trump Becoming a Prohibited PersonThis week, we saw the first felony conviction of a former president.
Obviously, the verdict will have all sorts of complications and consequences for Donald Trump. One of them is the fact he'll now be a prohibited person. He won't be allowed to buy or even possess guns.
To discuss the details of what that will look like, we have federal litigator and legal commentator Gabriel Malor on the show. He walks through how Trump's New York convictions trigger the federal felon-in-possession ban and the same ban in his home state of Florida. He also...
2024-06-0344 min
Advisory OpinionsThe Gobsmacking Guns CaseThings get visceral as David and Sarah discuss Haaland v. Brackeen, the Supreme Court case that may determine who gets to adopt a Native American child. Then, having picked up their dropped jaws, they parse a federal court's ruling that deemed it unconstitutional to prohibit gun ownership based on a history of domestic violence.Plus: Sarah provides some FedSoc gala gossip.Show Notes:-Haaland v. Brackeen-Gabriel Malor, no snark
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The Dispatch PodcastUnderstanding Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' BillFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1557 into law on Monday. The Parental Rights in Education Act—or “Don’t Say Gay” bill, as its detractors call it—is one of the most contentious and least understood pieces of legislation in recent memory.On today’s podcast, Declan is joined by Gabriel Malor, an appellate litigator based in Virginia, and Eugene Volokh, a law professor at UCLA, for a thoughtful conversation that dives into the bill text and elucidates what the law does—and doesn’t—do. Plus: What are the benefits and drawbacks of writing legislation with vague termino...
2022-03-3050 min