Allen Whitaker v. District of Columbia Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board
1. Can the government render moot a fully
briefed appeal challenging the denial of a license to
carry a pistol by granting the license — though not confessing error — when the license must later be renewed
under the same assertedly illegal standard?
2. Is a regulation that disqualifies applicants for
gun licenses who have exhibited an undefined "propensity for violence or instability" unconstitutionally
vague?
Can the government render moot a fully briefed appeal challenging the denial of a license to carry a pistol by granting the license — though not confessing error — when the license must later be renewed under the same assertedly illegal standard?