Legal Opinion
Osterweil v. Bartlett
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 2013No. 11-2420-CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’CONNOR, Supreme Court Justice (Ret.):
This case asks us to evaluate the constitutionality of certain aspects of New York’s handgun licensing regime. As we explain, we believe we should not reach that question before certifying a predicate question of state law to the New York Court of Appeals.
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Appellant Alfred Osterweil applied for a handgun license in May 2008. Following the directions of New York Penal Law § 400.00(3)(a), he applied for a license “in the city or county ... where [he] resides.” 1 At that time, his house in Summit, New York — part of Schoharie County — was still his primary…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Arizonans for Official English v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Kwong v. BloombergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- Griffin v. Sirva Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Osterweil v. BartlettDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2015
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