Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 8—Hawaii's 30-year ban on butterfly knives was overturned Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when the ...

The Second Amendment is arguably the most interesting area of American constitutional law right now. Courts and judges have already spent more than two centuries defining the scope of what counts as ...

So the Ninth Circuit held today (Teter v. Lopez), in an opinion by Judge Carlos Bea, joined by Judges Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee. The butterfly knife, also known as the "balisong," has a disputed ...

A conservative panel of federal judges ruled Monday that a 30-year ban on butterfly knives in Hawaii is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court’s new “history and tradition” standard for ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that Hawaii's ban on "butterfly knives" violates the Second Amendment, finding the pocketknife-esque blade falls under the definition of "arms.

Teter and Grell’s attorney, Alan A. Beck, told the Honolulu Star- Advertiser in an interview that he and his clients feel “real good” about the court’s ruling and noted the importance of the balisong ...

A conservative panel of federal judges ruled Monday that a 30-year ban on butterfly knives in Hawaii is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's new "history and tradition" standard for ...

Aug. 8—Hawaii's 30-year ban on butterfly knives was overturned Monday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when the three-judge panel ruled that the right to carry the blade was protected by the ...