J.VanDyke's 'vulgar' dissent

Articles about Judge VanDyke's dissent continue unabated. The DJ has 9th Circuit judges rebuke their colleague over 'vulgar' dissent -- Twenty-seven judges say the opinion's language "makes us sound like juveniles, not judges" in dispute over transgender access to Korean spa. Judge Lawrence VanDyke agreed but said the language was necessary because the court's majority opinion avoided what the case was about.

• VanDyke already faced criticism for a YouTube video dissent in a Second Amendment case challenging California's ban on large-capacity magazines, in which he filmed himself handling several handguns to explain their mechanics. Duncan v. Bonta, 133 F.4th 852, 872 (9th Cir. 2025)
• In another case, VanDyke wrote a sarcastic solo dissent to a habeas petition accusing Senior Judge William A. Fletcher of inserting "binding dicta" and embarking on a "bizarre and gratuitous frolic."