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The Right Coast June 1, 2015
Vince Vaughn Is As Pro Gun As It Gets | 2015-06-01 | Grand View Outdoors
By Thomas A. Smith
World famous comedian and movie star Vince Vaughn came out with a double barrel defense of gun rights during a recent interview, calling for guns in schools and arguing the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog April 27, 2015
Plaintiffs Shoot a Blank in Assault Weapon Ban Challenge
By Steven D. Schwinn
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolA divided panel of the Seventh Circuit today upheld a local ordinance banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines against a Second Amendment challenge. The…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog April 22, 2015
Sixth Circuit Vacates Decision Sustaining 2Am Challenge To Gun Ban For Previously Involuntarily Committed, Will Rehear En Banc
By Squire Patton Boggs
The Sixth Circuit has voted to rehear en banc its recent decision in Tyler v. Hillsdale Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, in which it became the first court of appeals to sustain…
The Faculty Lounge April 7, 2015
Black Originalism, Part IV: South Carolina Convention of 1865
Alonzo Ransier In my last post I discussed the Nineteenth Century Black Convention Movement and how the 1864 National Convention in Syracuse started a brief but important series of conventions.…
TortsProf Blog March 31, 2015
McClurg on the Second Amendment and Negligence
By Christopher Robinette
Andrew McClurg (Memphis) has posted to SSRN The Second Amendment Right to Be Negligent. The abstract provides:Only two constitutional rights — the First and Second Amendments — have the capacity,…
Sentencing Law and Policy March 16, 2015
Another round of notable new posts from the Collateral Consequences Resource Center
By Douglas Berman
Main March 16, 2015Another round of notable new posts from the Collateral Consequences Resource CenterIt has been a few weeks since I highlighted all the great work still being done…
EvidenceProf Blog March 11, 2015
“The Right to Remain Armed”
By jbellin
For those interested in the Second and Fourth Amendments, my latest article, The Right to Remain Armed, is now available for (free) download on SSRN at this link.Here is the abstract:The…
The Faculty Lounge February 27, 2015
Black Originalism, Part 1
In prior posts I wrote about two speeches/dialogues from 1865: Henry Garnett’s speech and sermon in the House (here and here), and the exchange between William Sherman and Garrison Frazier…
The Faculty Lounge January 27, 2015
Race And The Second Amendment
I signed up to guest at Prawfs this month and - what do you know - I haven't managed to get much momentum going. Today, though, I posted some thoughts…
Education Law Prof Blog January 12, 2015
From Zero Tolerance to Weapons Instruction
By Derek Black
South Carolina legislators have put forth two bills to require gun safety and Second Amendment curriculum in schools. Putting aside the fact that South Carolina's school system was declared constitutionally…