Attention SCOTUS Shoppers: Clean up on Article III and there is a Blue-Light Special on the Second Amendment. SCOTUS GVR's Range, sends Second Amendment to inferior court purgatory. Reason · Jul 2, 2024
Justice Thomas Argues the Court Should at Some Point Consider Whether "Assault Weapons" Bans Violate Second Amendment Justice Alito takes a similar view, but, at least in this case, this view didn't get the four votes necessary to grant review. Reason · Jul 2, 2024
Second Amendment Roundup: Rahimi Preserves Bruen The real dissents are the concurrences by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson. Reason · Jun 27, 2024
Has SCOTUS Replaced One Kind of Unbridled Discretion With Another in Second Amendment Cases? Although critics say the Court’s current approach is unworkable, it has been undeniably effective at defeating constitutionally dubious gun regulations. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived? Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024
SCOTUS Dodges a Crucial Problem With Disarming People Based on Restraining Orders The Court says "a credible threat" justifies a ban on gun possession but does not address situations where there is no such judicial finding. Reason · Jun 21, 2024
Some Takeaways from Today's Rahimi Second Amendment Opinions A few practical thoughts for future cases (all bold emphasis added): [1.] The Court solidly accepts (with only Justice Thomas dissenting) that "the Second Amendment permits the disarmament of individuals who pose a credible threat to the physical safety of others," at least after a judicial finding of such threat.… Reason · Jun 21, 2024
SCOTUS Upholds Law Barring Gun Ownership For Domestic Abusers The decision comes amid a turbulent political debate concerning firearms, creating a challenging environment for passing new gun laws. State and federal laws prohibiting gun ownership have faced increasing scrutiny from the courts. International Business Times · Jun 21, 2024
Clarence Thomas thinks domestic abusers should be allowed to carry guns He was the lone dissent in a Supreme Court ruling that upholds a ban on firearms for domestic violence offenders The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court allows gun restrictions for domestic violence suspects Justices ruled that the federal government did not violate a Texas man’s Second Amendment rights when barring him from possessing firearms. The Texas Tribune · Jun 21, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Law Barring Guns For Domestic Abusers Supreme Court upholds federal law disarming domestic violence offenders, balancing public safety and gun rights. Top News · Jun 21, 2024
Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional - Roll Call The Supreme Court clarified on Friday how it analyses the constitutionality of a gun control law, as it upheld one federal possession ban. Roll Call · Jun 21, 2024
Critics Fundamentally Misconstrue the Supreme Court's Bump Stock Ruling The case hinged on the ATF’s statutory authority, not the Second Amendment. Reason · Jun 19, 2024
Second Amendment Roundup: Bump Stocks are not Machineguns The Supreme Court’s Cargill ruling has broad implications. Reason · Jun 17, 2024
Top News · Jun 12, 2024 Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction May Impact Supreme Court Appeal Hunter Biden's gun conviction could impact a Supreme Court case on gun restrictions, potentially shaping future interpretations of federal gun laws.
Top News · Jun 12, 2024 Hunter Biden Found Guilty On All Three Counts Hunter Biden's guilty verdict in federal gun case sparks discussions on addiction, accountability, and Second Amendment rights.
Reason · Jun 11, 2024 Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction Does Not Resolve a Constitutional Dispute That Pits Him Against His Father The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.
Top News · Jun 7, 2024 Hunter Biden's Lawyers Seek Acquittal In Criminal Case Latest update on Hunter Biden's criminal case as defense seeks acquittal citing Second Amendment, judge to review arguments before ruling.
Reason · Jun 5, 2024 Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Face the Illogical Consequences of an Arbitrary Gun Law Their cases illustrate the injustice of taking away people’s Second Amendment rights based on nonviolent crimes
Reason · Jun 2, 2024 Trump's Conviction Requires Him To Surrender His Guns. Civil Libertarians Should Be Troubled. The former president's loss of his Second Amendment rights highlights an arbitrary restriction that applies to many people with no history of violence.
Reason · May 27, 2024 In Hawaii, Permission To Use Medical Marijuana Precludes Permission To Own a Gun The state's gun permit policy underlines the absurdity of assuming that cannabis consumers are too dangerous to be trusted with firearms.
Roll Call · May 24, 2024 What’s at stake in Texas runoff elections on Tuesday - Roll Call A Republican who backed a gun control measure faces a Second Amendment 'absolutist' while the GOP picks a challenger to an indicted Democrat.
Reason · May 21, 2024 Second Amendment Roundup: Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider in Rahimi The Ninth Circuit invalidates the felon gun ban for non-violent offenses with no Founding-era analogues.
Top News · May 19, 2024 Trump Accepts NRA Endorsement, Vows To Protect Second Amendment Rights Former President Trump accepts NRA endorsement, vows to protect Second Amendment rights, and criticizes Biden. Challenges facing NRA and upcoming debates d...
The Texas Tribune · May 19, 2024 Trump, Abbott paint gun rights as imperiled at NRA convention In their speeches, the former president and the Texas governor described the protection of Second Amendment rights as contingent on Trump’s presidential reelection.