Legal Opinion
City of N.Y. v. U.S. Dep't of Def.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 16, 2019No. 18-1699PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are three municipalities who use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to carry out their obligations under state law. This system, known as the NICS, is managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Department of Defense (DOD) is required under federal law to provide records to the NICS but has persistently been unable to fully carry out this obligation. The appellants sued DOD and its constituent military departments to compel the department's more thorough compliance. The district court dismissed their claim, holding both that the…
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