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Unanimous Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finds state’s prohibition of switchblades violative of Second Amendment
The top court in Massachusetts handed down a notable (and unanimous) new Second Amendment ruling today in Commonweath v. Canjura, No. SJC- 13432 (Mass. Aug. 27, 2024) (available here). Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Unanimous Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finds state's prohibition of switchblades violative of Second Amendment
The top court in Massachusetts handed down a notable (and unanimous) new Second Amendment ruling today in Commonweath v. Canjura, No. SJC- 13432 (Mass. Aug. 27, 2024) (available here). Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sixth Circuit panel rules federal prohibition of felon gun possession is "constitutional on its face and as applied to dangerous people"
A panel of the Sixth Circuit handed down an interesting and intricate opinion in US v. Williams, No. 23-6115 (6th Cir. Aug. 23 , 2024) (available here), which rejects a…
Criminal
Sixth Circuit panel rules federal prohibition of felon gun possession is “constitutional on its face and as applied to dangerous people”
A panel of the Sixth Circuit handed down an interesting and intricate opinion in US v. Williams, No. 23-6115 (6th Cir. Aug. 23 , 2024) (available here), which rejects a…
Criminal
After <em>Rahimi</em> remand, Eighth Circuit panel again rejects Second Amendment challenge to federal felon in possesion charge
Thanks to the tip from a helpful commentor, I just saw that an Eighth Circuit panel today issued a significant ruling rejecting, yet again, a federal criminal defendant's claim "that…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After <em>Rahimi</em> remand, Eighth Circuit panel again rejects Second Amendment challenge to federal felon in possesion charge
Thanks to the tip from a helpful commentor, I just saw that an Eighth Circuit panel today issued a significant ruling rejecting, yet again, a federal criminal defendant's claim "that…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
Third Circuit Court of Appeals: Second Amendment Does Not Provide Right to Possess Firearm While on Federal Supervised Release
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has just decided the case of United States v. Moore, holding that the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Third Circuit panel ruling rejects Second Amendment challenge to felon-in-possession charge for person on supervised release
The Third Circuit issued a notable panel ruling yesterday that rejected a Second Amendment claim raised by a person convicted of a federal felon-in-possession charge in Third Circuit in US…
Criminal
New Third Circuit panel ruling rejects Second Amendment challenge to felon-in-possession charge for person on supervised release
The Third Circuit issued a notable panel ruling yesterday that rejected a Second Amendment claim raised by a person convicted of a federal felon-in-possession charge in Third Circuit in US…
Health Law Prof Blog
Firearm Contagion: A New Look at History
Michael R. Ulrich (Boston University), Rachel Martin (Harvard University), Firearm Contagion: A New Look at History, 51 Fordham Urb. L.J. (2023):Gun violence is widely considered a serious public health problem…