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Sixth Circuit rejects Second Amendment challenge to federal criminal prohibition of possessing machine guns
Main December 30, 2009Sixth Circuit rejects Second Amendment challenge to federal criminal prohibition of possessing machine guns The Sixth Circuit issued a little panel opinion today in Hamblen v. United…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“A gun case or Pandora’s box?: Ruling could trigger the unhinging of American culture”
Main December 11, 2009"A gun case or Pandora's box?: Ruling could trigger the unhinging of American culture" The title of this post is the headline of this amusing commentary in…
Surf and Turf Law
McDonald v. Chicago – New Op-Ed in Washington Times
I was initially intrigued by the prospect that a newspaper would grasp the implications of the McDonald v. Chicago case beyond gun rights. Then, I noticed it was an Op-Edwritten…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What SCOTUS sentencing cases are you thankful for?
Main November 26, 2009What SCOTUS sentencing cases are you thankful for?On this day for giving thanks, I thought my sole post could provide a forum for folks to say thanks…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Seeking help working though the Second Amendment amicus briefs filed inMcDonald
Main November 24, 2009Seeking help working though the Second Amendment amicus briefs filed in McDonaldAs SCOTUSblog notes here, many amici briefs in support of applying the Second Amendment to state…
Surf and Turf Law
McDonald v. Chicago – More Briefs and Posts
Another Amicus brief has been filed supporting the Petitioner in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case, resource page here. The Cato Institute and Pacific Legal Foundation filed a brief here.Their conclusion…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Epstein on Easterbrook’s Incorporation Case
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Richard Epstein (Chicago, Hoover Institution, and NYU) recently posted on SSRN a critique of Judge Easterbrook's decision in NRA v. City of Chicago, the Seventh Circuit case rejecting Second Amendment…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Rules on Gun Case
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The Seventh Circuit, which spawned McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Second Amendment incorporation case now before the Supreme Court, ruled yesterday that the federal government failed to sufficiently justify…
Surf and Turf Law
McDonald v. City of Chicago: Resource Page
DecisionU.S. Supreme Court decisionOral Argument TrancriptTranscriptPresentationsAmerican Bar Association's Section on State and Local Government Law - CLE Teleconference, Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Announcement and signup are available on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should criminal justice reform groups actively urge SCOTUS to overruleThe Slaughterhouse Cases?
Main November 18, 2009Should criminal justice reform groups actively urge SCOTUS to overrule The Slaughterhouse Cases?As detailed in this effective SCOTUSblog post, the petitioners in the McDonald case concerning whether…