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Professor Fish misinterpreting Heller Tom Smith
There are lots of laws that impose liability where the actor either knew or should have known that his action would cause some harm. This is because it is difficult…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Defense lawyers win: initial reflections on the SCOTUS term that was
Main June 29, 2008Defense lawyers win: initial reflections on the SCOTUS term that wasHow Appealing collects here links to a lot of Supreme Court end-of-term discussions. Because the Term truly…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
The Supreme Court’s D.C. Gun Ban Decision: What It Doesn’t Mean
By Adam R. Long
On June 26, 2008, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision confirming that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects an individual's right to keep and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should and will sex offenders support new constitutional challenges to gun registration?
Main June 27, 2008Should and will sex offenders support new constitutional challenges to gun registration?In this post I suggested that, after Heller, DC and other localities might try to regulate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is Obama’s reaction to SCOTUS rulings an example of new or old politics?
Main June 27, 2008Is Obama's reaction to SCOTUS rulings an example of new or old politics?I have not blogged the political impact of the Supreme Court's work in Kennedy and…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Arguing the Second Amendment: The Heller Decision
While the Constitution is in many ways a beautifully written document, the framers deserve no gold stars when it comes to how they phrased the Second Amendment: A well regulated…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
SCOTUS Rules on Second Amendment Issue
In D.C. v. Heller, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion today interpreting the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to disallow a law in the District of Columbia…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Individual Right To Bear Arms
By Scott Riddle
This is post is obviously way off-topic, but the United States Supreme Court held, for the first time, that the Second Amendment includes an individual's right to bear arms, at least to some…
Litigation & Trial
SCOTUS: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Standard of Review
SCOTUSBlog, of course, gets the jump on the first analysis of Heller v. DC, striking down the gun ban, noting:Second, what standard of review will apply [to future cases]? Scalia…
The Contingency
High Court Says Bill of Rights Guarantees Handgun Ownership
A 5-4 Supreme Court today recognized an individual right to own weaponry under the second amendment to the Constitution. The Court thus struck down a District of Columbia law that…