Legal Opinion
West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. v. City of Martinsburg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2012No. 11-2231UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
2Per curiam
In January 2011, the West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (“WVCDL”) filed in the district court a preenforcement challenge to § 545.14 of the Code of the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia, which imposes certain restrictions on the ability to possess a firearm within public buildings. The district court stayed the case, invoking the abstention doctrine first recognized in Railroad Comm’n of Tex. v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496, 61 S.Ct. 643, 85 L.Ed. 971 (1941). WVCDL appealed, and…
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