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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The federal judges' ruling, which may be appealed, has implications beyond Hawaii, including in California and other states that ...

In this video, I transform a rusted bearing into a beautifully crafted butterfly knife. Crafting such an exquisite knife ...

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 ...

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 ...