U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 17, 2020
2nd Amendment: the Supreme Court’s constitutional orphan
Heller is almost a teenager. It’s time for the Supreme Court to change the status of the Second Amendment-from legal orphan, to a viable member of the family of constitutional jurisprudence.
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in all 10 gun cases lodged in its petition crosshairs. These formerly holstered petitions had targeted three broad case categories: permissible carry outside the home; specifically regulated guns and ammunition; and interstate-nonresident licensing.
Two of these cases may live to see another day: "The motion of [a sports foundation and a policy coalition] ... for leave to file a bri...
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