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Sentencing Law and Policy
Attacking the felon exception inHeller’s articulation of Second Amendment rights
Main October 21, 2008Attacking the felon exception in Heller's articulation of Second Amendment rightsAdam Liptak in the New York Times has this great article on one of my favorite modern…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
D.C. Council’s Response to Heller
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
As noted on SCOTUSblog, in response to D.C. v. Heller, the Washington, D.C., council recently made available the final versions of its new gun laws. View SCOTUSblog’s coverage and a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The post-Hellerlitigation headaches (and judicial cut-backs) have begun
Main July 8, 2008The post-Heller litigation headaches (and judicial cut-backs) have begunI am pleased to see that Eugene Volokh is tracking some early post-Heller rulings in lower courts, and he…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SomeHellerthoughts from around the blogosphere
Main July 2, 2008Some Heller thoughts from around the blogosphereI see these new notable new Heller posts from around the law professor blogosphere:At Balkinization from Sandy Levinson, Does the Constitution…
The Right Coast
The astonishing Justice Stevens Tom Smith
Is this as dumb as it sounds?The Court properly disclaims any interest in evaluatingthe wisdom of the specific policy choice challenged in thiscase, but it fails to pay heed to…
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…
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…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dealing with dangerousness: can, will, should DC regulate guns like states regulate sex offenders?
Main June 26, 2008Dealing with dangerousness: can, will, should DC regulate guns like states regulate sex offenders?As the Heller majority opinion recognizes, handguns can be used for lots of good…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Heller
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Court decided Heller, striking down D.C.'s ban. Justice Scalia wrote for the five-person majority. Click here to visit SCOTUSBlog, whose extensive coverage has already begun. Today was the final…