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DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

No. 18-50811.

947 F.3d 870 (2020)

DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED; Second Amendment Foundation, Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellants Conn Williamson Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE; Mike Pompeo, Secretary, U.S. Department of State; Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Department of State Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed January 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Flores, Esq. , Beck Redden, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Joshua Michael Blackman , Houston, TX, Matthew Goldstein , Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Daniel J. Aguilar , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Stuart Justin Robinson , Eric J. Soskin , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Sharon Swingle , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and HO, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs are Second Amendment advocates who wish to publish plans for how to assemble a firearm using a 3D printer. They brought this suit to prevent the State Department from blocking their efforts. After settling with the State Department, Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this suit.

Plaintiffs now seek to...

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