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gun control
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Criminal
Fifth Circuit panel declares unconstitutional federal prohibition on gun possession by “unlawful user” of controlled substances
In a post last summer right after the Supreme Court's landmark Second Amendment ruling, I wondered "Are broad drug user gun dispossession statutes now constitutionally suspect after Bruen?". A handful of…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Era of Progress on Gun Mortality: State Gun Regulations and Gun Deaths From 1991–2016
Patrick Sharkey (Princeton University), Megan Kang (Princeton University), The Era of Progress on Gun Mortality: State Gun Regulations and Gun Deaths From 1991–2016 (2023): Background: The recent rise of gun violence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some more commentary on SCOTUS Second Amendment review of federal gun prohibition in <em>Rahimi</em>
In this post, I noted that the Supreme Court in its final order list granted cert review in US v. Rahimi to address (at least) one aspect of how the landmark Bruen Second Amendment case…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS is Really Considering Whether Domestic Abusers Should Have Guns
By Tracy Thomas
SCOTUS is Really Considering Whether Domestic Abusers Should have Guns, SlateSo let’s be clear: the U.S. Supreme Court decision last week to consider the case of United States v. Rahimi, determining whether…
Other
Some early commentary on SCOTUS Second Amendment review of federal gun prohibition in <em>Rahimi</em>
In this post, I noted that the Supreme Court in its final order list granted cert review in US v. Rahimi to address (at least) one aspect of how the landmark Bruen…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Some early commentary on SCOTUS Second Amendment review of federal gun prohibition in <em>Rahimi</em>
In this post, I noted that the Supreme Court in its final order list granted cert review in US v. Rahimi to address (at least) one aspect of how the landmark Bruen…
Religion Clause
Court Refuses To Enjoin New York’s Ban On Firearms In Places of Worship
In Goldstein v. Hochul, (SD NY, June 28, 2023), a New York federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction in a challenge to New York's 2022 Concealed Carry…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Subtracting 420 from 922: Marijuana Legalization and the Gun Control Act After <em>Bruen</em>"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Nicholas Goldrosen now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Numerous states have legalized marijuana…
Cannabis
“Subtracting 420 from 922: Marijuana Legalization and the Gun Control Act After <em>Bruen</em>“
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Nicholas Goldrosen now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Numerous states have legalized marijuana for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
<em>En banc</em> Third Circuit rules, based on <em>Bruen</em>, that federal felon-in-possession law is unconstitutional when applied to nonviolent, nondangerous offender
Creating a circuit split concerning the lawfulness of a frequently-applied federal gun control provision, the full en banc Third Circuit today found unconstitutional the application of federal felon-in-possession law to…