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Is a bump stock a “machinegun?” The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the question

by Marcia Coyle

After the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip—the worst in American history—many Americans learned the phrase “bump…

Is a bump stock a “machinegun?” The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the question
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024

by Marcia Coyle

When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…

Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights!

by NCC Staff

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights (ratified December 15, 1791). Here’s…

Happy birthday, Bill of Rights!
Five items Congress deleted from Madison’s original Bill of Rights

by NCC Staff

When James Madison spoke to the First Congress he proposed nearly 20 amendments as a Bill of Rights, and not the 10 we all know…

Five items Congress deleted from Madison’s original Bill of Rights
Supreme Court’s new gun test gets airing in a domestic violence case

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new test for weighing the constitutionality of gun regulations comes face-to-face on Tuesday with the…

Supreme Court’s new gun test gets airing in a domestic violence case
Supreme Court Preview of the 2023-2024 Term

by Scott Bomboy

On October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court starts a new term as it considers another round of significant cases that could have a…

Supreme Court Preview of the 2023-2024 Term
Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing

by Marcia Coyle

The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…

Supreme Court culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights

by Marcia Coyle

Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…

State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights
On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment

by NCC Staff

On June 28, 2010, a deeply divided Supreme Court upholds gun-ownership rights within homes on a national basis, expanding on a…

On this day, a divided Supreme Court rules on the Second Amendment
With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts

by Marcia Coyle

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down New York’s concealed carry gun law and revoked women’s…

With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts
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