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Knife
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Oral Argument Thursday for Knife Rights' New York City
Gravity Knife Lawsuit Appeal
 Oral Argument will be
held this Thursday in our long-running Federal civil rights lawsuit
against New York City and District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., which is currently under appeal.
Knife Rights members
and supporters are welcome to attend the Oral Argument in New York City.
Oral Argument before a three-judge panel of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit is the next step in the appeal of U.S.
District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest's tortured decision
against the plaintiffs. That decision fundamentally re-characterized
the case in a way that did not reflect the case presented.
The lawsuit challenges the City's practice of treating common folding
knives as prohibited "gravity knives," then arresting and
prosecuting law-abiding knife owners at the current rate of approximately
6,000 per year and intimidating retailers into paying large cash
sanctions to avoid prosecution. Under the City's vague and subjective
"wrist flick" test, it is impossible to know what knives will
be treated as legal.
The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM in
Courtroom 1703 at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square,
New York City. (Click here for
the Court's map and subway directions or Click
here for Google Maps).
Although the 10:00 AM calendar has our case listed first, there are other
cases on the calendar as well and they are not always heard in order of
listing. So, there is no way to predict exactly when our case will be
heard that morning.
Please note that this is not a trial court and the format of the hearing
may be unfamiliar. This is a very formal proceeding in front of a Federal
Appeals Court, just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorneys
from each side present their arguments and will be grilled by the three
Appeals Court Judges on the panel as to the fine points of their legal
arguments and the law. The actual hearing can be expected to last as few
as 30 minutes up to an hour at the most.
If you come to watch, you should allow time to clear security. It should
come as no surprise that you will have to leave your pocketknife at home
and you will have to pass through a metal detector and screening area. You may not be allowed to bring a
cell phone, tape recorder or photographic equipment into the court house,
so be prepared for that. Again, allow extra time to get through security.
While it isn't required that you "dress up" in a suit and tie,
please do respect the Court and dress appropriately. While in attendance,
please remember that your actions will reflect on Knife Rights. You are
there only to respectfully and courteously witness the proceedings.
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Knife Rights Founder and
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aggressively work to repeal bad knife laws, knowledge of the law is the
first step in avoiding an unfortunate arrest, loss of your knife or other
legal complications."
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Doug Ritter
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Knife Rights, Inc.
Knife Rights Foundation, Inc.
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