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Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS decides Second Amendment applies to the states in 5-4 opinion
Main June 28, 2010SCOTUS decides Second Amendment applies to the states in 5-4 opinionHere is the early report from SCOTUSblog on the long-anticipated McDonald Second Amendment incorporation decision: Alito announces…
Surf and Turf Law
SCOTUS Decides Chicago Gun Case – Slaughterhouse Left Undisturbed
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago today. The opinion is here (it is a whopper, so don't reflexively print) and my resource page…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
McDonald v. Chicago Opinion Analysis: Second Amendment Incorporated Against States
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
By a vote of 5-4, the Court in McDonald v. Chicago today incorporated the Second Amendment right to individual gun ownership it recently recognized in District of Columbia v. Heller…
The Faculty Lounge
McDonald v. Chicago as Paradox
Thanks Dan for letting me join this great community to share some thoughts with you. Today, like many constitutional law professors, I'm thinking about the Second Amendment. But my thoughts…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mark your calenders for Monday, June 28, Second Amendment fans
Main June 24, 2010Mark your calenders for Monday, June 28, Second Amendment fansWith the release of a ruling in Skilling and the other honest services cases (basics here) and also…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An (amusing and telling) attack on Elena Kagan’s potential to be “activist judge” who “will undermine Americans’ gun rights”
Main June 10, 2010An (amusing and telling) attack on Elena Kagan's potential to be "activist judge" who "will undermine Americans' gun rights"One reason I have been a fan of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Do “mama grizzlies” have a particular approach to crime and punishment issues?
Main June 9, 2010Do "mama grizzlies" have a particular approach to crime and punishment issues?As detailed in this NPR piece and this Politico piece, one theme emerging from yesterday's election…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting data and discussion about guns in DC roughly two years afterHeller
Main May 17, 2010Interesting data and discussion about guns in DC roughly two years after HellerWith Graham and Comstock now decided, I think the biggest constitutional law case still pending…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Heller,McDonaldand Murder: Testing the More Guns, More Murder Thesis”
Main May 15, 2010"Heller, McDonald and Murder: Testing the More Guns, More Murder Thesis" The title of this post is the title of this piece on SSRN that is especially…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Anyone note anything notable (or dealing with criminal justice) in the Kagan converage?
Main May 11, 2010Anyone note anything notable (or dealing with criminal justice) in the Kagan converage?Over at all the biggest law blog spots like How Appealing and SCOTUSblog and The…