Bush, wrote that “Individual liberty and freedom are not outmoded concepts.” California’s law, according to the judge, “turns millions of responsible, law-abiding people trying to protect themselves into criminals,” and Benitez cited examples of citizens who ran out of ammunition..…

Circuit Judge John Bush, appointee of President Donald Trump, wrote April majority opinion rejecting First Amendment challenge to the law, known as House Bill 2, report Courthouse News Service and Louisville Courier Journal.. ..…

in dissenting opinion, Judge Bernice Bouie Donald, appointee of former President Barack Obama, said Bush's reasoning was flawed... ..…

Whitley has had a wide-ranging career in the Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Bush administrations, he served as Acting Associate Attorney General, the third-ranking position at Main Justice. ..…