Consuelo M. Callahan

Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Office: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Born: June 9, 1950, Palo Alto

Education: Stanford University, University of Virginia School of Law, McGeorge School of Law

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Ninth Circuit tosses California ghost gun lawsuit over standing

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As of August 2026: Wrote the unanimous opinion finding no standing

The Ninth Circuit on August 21 vacated a district court ruling that had struck down part of the ATF's 2022 ghost gun regulation. A unanimous panel found that California and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence lacked standing to challenge Example 4 of the frame-and-receiver rule.

Updated Aug 23