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Sentencing Law and Policy
Are there any must-reads (beyondHeller) for my Second Amendment Seminar?
Main August 16, 2009Are there any must-reads (beyond Heller) for my Second Amendment Seminar?Regular readers know I am interested in the intersection of the Second Amendment and the criminal justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Why Second Amendment supporters need to be helping out Plaxico Burress
Main August 5, 2009Why Second Amendment supporters need to be helping out Plaxico BurressI just noticed this item from a New York-based website carrying this title, "Gun control 101: Plaxico…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Now that Plaxico Burress has been formally indicted for gun possession, will Second Amendment fans come to his defense?
Main August 3, 2009Now that Plaxico Burress has been formally indicted for gun possession, will Second Amendment fans come to his defense?As detailed in this Bloomberg news piece and this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What does Sarah Palin think aboutHeller’s limits on Second Amendment right?
Main August 3, 2009What does Sarah Palin think about Heller's limits on Second Amendment right?According to this CNN item, Sarah Palin addressed a National Rifle Association dinner in Anchorage on…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit to Rehear Second Amendment Incorporation Case En Banc
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The Ninth Circuit earlier this week voted to rehear en banc Nordyke v. King, the panel decision ruling that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the states. The Ninth Circuit order states that "[t]he three-judge…
Sentencing Law and Policy
One more take on Sotomayer and the status of the Second Amendment
Main July 18, 2009One more take on Sotomayer and the status of the Second AmendmentToday's edition of the Wall Street Journal includes this editorial headlined "Second Amendment Confidential: Sotomayor takes…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sotomayor and Hatch on Second Amendment Incorporation
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today questioned Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Second Amendment application to the states. The exchange--or, rather, Hatch's statements--reveal several political and doctrinal problems for those who…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Might Judge Sotomayor think the Second Amendment “deserves to be on equal footing with the First Amendment” for ex-cons?
Main July 14, 2009Might Judge Sotomayor think the Second Amendment "deserves to be on equal footing with the First Amendment" for ex-cons? The question in title of this post is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A few confirmation questions for criminal justice fans from Senator Cornyn
Main July 12, 2009A few confirmation questions for criminal justice fans from Senator CornynAs explained here, in the run up to Judge Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, Texas Senator John Cornyn for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
UCLA Law Reviewsymposium onHellerand the Second Amendment
Main July 9, 2009UCLA Law Review symposium on Heller and the Second AmendmentThanks to this post at Concurring Opinion, I see that the UCLA Law Review has now published a…