PHILADELPHIA, PA — The legal defenses sustaining strict state-level firearm regulations are fracturing. Operating as a full en banc bench, the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit dramatically expanded a fragmented 2024 lower-court decision. While that previous district ruling had narrowly struck down the state’s ban only...

Memphis homeowner Kendra Scott faces first-degree murder charges after fatally shooting 20-year-old Rodderius Morton. Although Scott initially claimed self-defense against an intruder, investigators determined Morton was an invited guest, but invited by the juvenile. Evidence showed Scott shot Morton in the back of the...