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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ghost Guns at the Supreme Court
The Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow, Tuesday, in Garland v. VanDerStok, the case testing whether ghost-gun kits are regulable "firearms" under the Gun Control Act of 1968. Here's my…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Coming Assault on Class-Based Gun Prohibitions"
The title of this post is the title of this new essay available via SSRN and authored by Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars. Here is its abstract: Lower federal courts…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Appellate Court to Review “Ghost Gun” Ban with Supreme Court Decision Looming
New York State Lawsuit Against Manufacturers Reviewed by Second Circuit Manufacturers of parts and kits that are used to assemble so called “ghost guns” asked the Second Circuit to dismiss…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another review of the jurisprudential mess of the Second Amendment … and originalism's deep challenge
Adam Liptak's latest Sidebar column in the New York Times, headlined "Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help," is focused on the mess that is Second Amendment jurisprudence. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
New report details that persons with felony records have brought most gun litigation after <em>Bruen</em> changed Second Amendment law
In my very first post after reporting on the Supreme Court's 2022 landmark Second Amendment case, Bruen, I wondered on this blog "Are all broad felon-in-possession criminal gun statutes now…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Another 2nd Amendment Case with a Pennsylvania Twist
By Mark Ashton
On July 24 the U.S. District Court issued a ruling setting aside some of Pennsylvania’s gun regulations. Judge Christopher Conner begins his decision noting that the Commonwealth is pretty much…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Ninth Circuit Partly Upholds Injunction Against SB 2’s Ban on CCW Carry in Most Locations
By Mastagni Law
On September 6, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals partly upheld a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) with regards to its location…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Gun Regulation in Illinois Continues to Grab Headlines
Federal Judge Rules Public Transportation Gun Ban Unconstitutional As we have previously covered, there has been a flurry of litigation when it comes to Illinois’ gun laws at both the…
Criminal
Fifth Circuit panel declares unconstitutional application of federal prohibition on gun possession by “unlawful user” of controlled substances
A Fifth Circuit panel today declared unconstitutional a federal gun possession prohibition as applied to a "non-violent, marijuana smoking gunowner." The unanimous panel ruling in US v. Connelly, No. 23-50312…
Criminal
Sixth Circuit panel rules federal prohibition of felon gun possession is “constitutional on its face and as applied to dangerous people”
A panel of the Sixth Circuit handed down an interesting and intricate opinion in US v. Williams, No. 23-6115 (6th Cir. Aug. 23 , 2024) (available here), which rejects a…