Category: D.C. v. Heller

  • Heller update

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    Heller was not released today. 3 cases remain, which CJ Roberts said will be released tomorrow at 10 Eastern.

  • Ruling in Heller expected this week

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    Most of the experts expect the decision in D.C. v. Heller this week. I will be watching the court, and will post as soon as possible. A non-expert prediction: 2A held as an individual right, probably subject to “reasonable restrictions,” no real guidance on what constitutes reasonable D.C. gun ban declared unconstitutional. Any ruling on standard of review is unlikely,…

  • Waiting on Heller

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    The Supreme Court will be announcing more opinions today. No information on when the Heller decision will come down, it could be today, although most of the experts I have heard seem to think the 23rd. I will be keeping an eye on SCOTUSBlog for the decisions today, and post if anything comes down. [UPDATE]…

  • The NRA and McCain

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    The anti-gun blogs have been abuzz with criticism of John McCain at the NRA convention (Ray Schoenke and Paul Helmke 1 & 2.) Why is the NRA supporting a C+ rated candidate? Snowflakes in Hell has the quote of the day to explain it: “…let’s face it, the choice is between getting hit by a…

  • A former Brady Lawyer on D.C. v. Heller

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    Here is an interesting article by a former Brady Campaign lawyer. My main thought reading it is that a court should not “[approach] the Heller case in a spirit conciliation and compromise rather than extremism”, but should instead attempt to interpret and apply the law as it was written. What a concept! The duty of the court is not to…

  • Gura on machine guns

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    Michael Bane had a post regarding the discussion of machine guns in the D.C. v. Heller oral arguments, including quoting a post from Alan Gura. I have to admit that I cringed listening to the exchanges regarding machine guns, as I believe that military style weapons should be available to U.S. citizens, and machine guns…

  • Well, Does he?

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    Shooting Wire had this great quote from an interview with Dick Heller, the respondant in D.C. v. Heller: At that point, a reporter interjected: “The Mayor (DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty) says the handgun ban and his initiatives have significantly lowered violent crime in the District. How do you answer that, Mr. Heller?” The initial answer…

  • A couple of good quotes from the arguments

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    CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: So if you have a law that prohibits the possession of books, it’s all right if you allow the possession of newspapers? (Page 16, Line 24 – Page 2, Line 1) JUSTICE SCALIA: You mean you can’t have any more arms than you would need to take with you to the militia?…

  • D.C. v. Heller Oral Arguments

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    Having listened to the oral arguments in D.C. v. Heller, I am feeling more confident that SCOTUS will make a right decision. Judging from questions posed by the justices, especially Kennedy, who can be a swing vote, there appears to be a good chance that the High Court will uphold an individual right. I do…