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11 May 2013, 6:07 pm
Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects one’s right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home and within federal enclaves. [read post]
30 Nov 2016, 6:51 am by Liisa Speaker
Analysis:The court reviewed the Hellerdecision (District of Columbia v Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)), which, while recognizing that the Second Amendment protected the right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms, it also recognized the right wasn’t unlimited and that the prohibition on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill were presumptively lawful.The court said that because § 922(g)(4) doesn’t have a history of challenges, it would be… [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 1:57 pm by Lyle Denniston
The state court rejected what it called “the obsolete reasoning” of two Supreme Court precedents saying that the Second Amendment did not apply to the states — U.S. v. [read post]
7 Mar 2010, 11:34 am
His likening of gun ownership to other privileges and immunities he said are enjoyed by U.S. citizens prompted this exchange with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (below right), who concurs with the Court's occasional efforts at comparative constitutionalism but who dissented in last Term's gun-rights case, District of Columbia v. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 5:53 am
Buono and U.S. v. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 1:13 pm by admin
  Paul Bedard of U.S. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 1:07 am by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
Heller (2008), the case in which the Court affirmed that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right, and last term's McDonald v. [read post]