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Second Amendment
No earthquake, but did the Supreme Court shift a bit in its approach to guns?
Did the U.S. Supreme Court last week engage in a course correction in its approach to gun regulation and the Second Amendment?
June Supreme Court decisions to include Trump, abortion, Second Amendment
The Supreme Court’s current term is heading toward a noteworthy June, with major decisions expected about former President…
Is a bump stock a “machinegun?” The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the question
After the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip—the worst in American history—many Americans learned the phrase “bump…
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights!
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights (ratified December 15, 1791). Here’s…
Five items Congress deleted from Madison’s original Bill of Rights
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…
Supreme Court’s new gun test gets airing in a domestic violence case
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 Preview of the 2023-2024 Term
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 culture war rulings keep lawsuits flowing
The summer of 2023 has been an unusual season of fallout from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions about guns, abortion, religion,…
State courts, voters increasingly turning to state constitutions to protect rights
Nearly 50 years ago, Justice William Brennan Jr. urged lawyers and others to look to state constitutions for more protection of…
