4th Circuit Upholds Park Ban

By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
September 2, 2025

On August 27, the Fourth Circuit decided LaFave v. County of Fairfax, Virginia, a challenge to a ban on possession of a firearm in the public parks of the County. The opinion by Chief Judge Diaz avoided reaching the merits because it concluded that plaintiffs could not succeed in their facial challenge. (Disclosure: I represented the LaFave plaintiffs-appellants in the case.)

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“4th Circuit Upholds Park Ban,” The Volokh Conspiracy, September 2, 2025.