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Heller Critiqued from the Right
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Adam Liptak (NYT) reported today that Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III (4th Circuit) and Judge Richard Posner (7th Circuit) criticized D.C. v. Heller, last term's gun-rights case, for its methodology. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
A last chance for a debate to bring up crime and punishment issues
Main October 15, 2008A last chance for a debate to bring up crime and punishment issuesEveryone is suggesting that tonight's Presidential debate will look and feel a lot different than…
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Has there been a single pro-gun-rights rulings in lower courts sinceHeller?
Main October 8, 2008Has there been a single pro-gun-rights rulings in lower courts since Heller?Today I came across promotions for two new books that both appear to be celebrating the…
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Could tonight’s town hall debate finally bring up crime and punishment issues?
Main October 7, 2008Could tonight's town hall debate finally bring up crime and punishment issues?I am consistently disappointed whenever I start hoping the Presidential candidates will talk seriously about crime…
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Still more proof that federal courts have no real interest in gun rights
Main October 6, 2008Still more proof that federal courts have no real interest in gun rightsI am not especially surprised that the Second Amendment ruling in Heller has not changed…
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Hellerand the Second Amendment stir up controversy
Main September 27, 2008Heller and the Second Amendment stir up controversyThe AP has this new piece noting that some notable judicial conservatives are assailing Justice Scalia's activism in the Heller…
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IsHellerlikeGriswoldor likeRoeor like …?
Main September 16, 2008Is Heller like Griswold or like Roe or like ...?As I have been blogging since the Heller decision came down, it is going to take a long…
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An argument that the Second Amendment andHellershould help Weldon Angelos
Main September 15, 2008An argument that the Second Amendment and Heller should help Weldon AngelosRegular readers should recall the name Weldon Angelos; Angelos was subject to federal mandatory sentencing terms…
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Governor Palin, crime and punishment
Main August 29, 2008Governor Palin, crime and punishmentLast week I had this post reflecting on, and seeking comments concerning, what Senator Obama's selection of Senator Biden meant for how the…
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District Court rejects Second Amendment claim from misdemeanant
Main August 14, 2008District Court rejects Second Amendment claim from misdemeanantThanks to this post at The Volokh Conspiracy, I see that this week has brought another example of a federal…