U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 29, 2020
Gun rights: Mooting politics at the US Supreme Court
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dodged what could have been its pièce de résistance in a trilogy of 2nd Amendment “keep and bear” arms cases.
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dodged what could have been its pièce de résistance in a trilogy of 2nd Amendment "keep and bear" arms cases. The court's unsigned per curiam "decision" held that New York City's post-filing change to its uniquely onerous gun law rendered the case moot. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City o...
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