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The Right Coast
Why It’s Time to Repeal the Second Amendment | Rolling Stone
But sometimes we just have to acknowledge that the Founders and the Constitution are wrong. This is one of those times. We need to say loud and clear: The Second…
The Right Coast
Why It’s Time to Repeal the Second Amendment | Rolling Stone
But sometimes we just have to acknowledge that the Founders and the Constitution are wrong. This is one of those times. We need to say loud and clear: The Second…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After most deadly mass shooting in US history, sadness and frustration and realism
Main June 12, 2016After most deadly mass shooting in US history, sadness and frustration and realismThe tragic news today from Orlando, which is already being identified as the worst mass…
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Ninth Circuit Overturns Right to Concealed Weapons in Public—Any chance this won’t get political?
On Thursday the Ninth Circuit released an en banc review overturning a decision on Second Amendment gun rights. And no matter how you shake it, this is going to get…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Divided Ninth Circuit Says Second Amendment Doesn’t Protect Concealed Carry
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolA sharply divided en banc Ninth Circuit ruled today that the Second Amendment does not protect concealed carry. The ruling, a win for the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New speech by Justice John Paul Stevens reflects on Justice Antonin Scalia and the Court’s constitutional work before and afterApprendi
Main April 25, 2016New speech by Justice John Paul Stevens reflects on Justice Antonin Scalia and the Court's constitutional work before and after ApprendiA helpful reader alerted me to this…
The Right Coast
Finley: Lawsuit by Newtown families could end gun sales
Perhaps the biggest threat ever to the Second Amendment is working its way through the state courts in Connecticut.A judge there is allowing a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Reinforces Second Amendment Rights
The recent decision from the United States Supreme Court in Caetano v. Massachusetts, 577 U.S. _ (March 21, 2016), includes a concurring opinion that is a forceful reiteration of the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit Says No Standing to Challenge Colorado’s Gun Laws
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolIn a case that's just crazy enough to have come right out of a ConLaw exam, the Tenth Circuit ruled this week that a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Unanimous Supreme Court suggests Second Amendment can preclude state felony prosecution for public weapon possession
Main March 22, 2016Unanimous Supreme Court suggests Second Amendment can preclude state felony prosecution for public weapon possessionI wanted a chance to review closely the Supreme Court's notable Second Amendment…