A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, with impassioned majority and dissenting opinions that sparred over how recent Supreme Court gun rights precedents should apply to the case.

Fourth Circuit appeals court says law banning assault-style weapons comports with Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedent on legal use for self-defense.

Shamima Begum will not be allowed to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court, judges have ruled. The 24-year-old hoped to overturn the government's decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds after she travelled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group.