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Sentencing Law and Policy
Eighth Circuit panel rejects constitutional challenge to federal felon-in-possession prohibition
An Eighth Circuit panel today issued a significant ruling rejecting a federal criminal defendant's claim that "he had a constitutional right under the Second Amendment to possess a firearm as…
Simple Justice
Guns In The Hands Of Children
Many would prefer that guns not be allowed in the hands of anyone, but certainly not in the hands of young people between the ages of 18 and 20, a…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Son With a Gun: Do Parents Have A Say?
On May 11, a federal court in Richmond, Virginia ruled that 18 year old’s have a right to own firearms regardless of state and federal laws limiting that right…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Can Mass Shootings Be Prevented In A RKBA Nation?
Much as some wish passionately that Heller never happened, that the Second Amendment would disappear, that Bruen didn’t make it worse and even less coherent, the reality as we find…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Second Amendment’s ‘People’ Problem by Pratheepan Gulasekaram
The Second Amendment's 'People' Problem by Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Vanderbilt Law Review, ForthcomingAbstractThe second amendment has a “people” problem. In 2008, Heller v. District of Columbia expanded the scope of the…
PrawfsBlawg
Is a National Military Draft Constitutional Under Original Public Meaning?
Main Wednesday, February 22, 2023Is a National Military Draft Constitutional Under Original Public Meaning?We know that national conscription is constitutional. Why? Because it was done during the Civil War, World…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How long until the Supreme Court takes up another Second Amendment case after <em>Bruen</em>?
As detailed in a number of prior posts, the Supreme Court's landmark Bruen Second Amendment decision has created considerable legal uncertainty, especially for various federal gun control laws. And, as…
Criminal
How long until the Supreme Court takes up another Second Amendment case after <em>Bruen</em>?
As detailed in a number of prior posts, the Supreme Court's landmark Bruen Second Amendment decision has created considerable legal uncertainty, especially for various federal gun control laws. And, as…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Originalism is Going to Get Women Killed
By Tracy Thomas
Madiba Dennie, Originalism is Going to Get Women Killed, The AtlanticAmerican law has not historically been good to women, and whatever progress there once was is now vulnerable to regression.…
Canna Law Blog
Will Gun Control Laws Soften for Cannabis Users?
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 deems cannabis users “prohibited persons” who cannot legally own or possess firearms. In the past, numerous petitioners failed to overturn convictions under this…