Legal Opinion

Davis v. Grimes

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 26, 2014No. Civil No. 13-10246-FDSPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SAYLOR, District Judge.

This is a federal constitutional challenge to the policies of two Massachusetts towns concerning firearms licenses. Plaintiffs Christopher Davis, William Thompson, Wilson Lobao, Ropert Capone, and Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc., have brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that certain policies of the Wey-*15mouth and Peabody Police Departments that restrict their ability to obtain gun licenses violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. In particular, plaintiffs contend that defendants unconstitutionally…

2Cases cited66 opinions

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