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Interactive Constitution: The Second Amendment’s meaning
In this essay from the National Constitution Center’s Interactive Constitution project, scholars Nelson Lund and Adam Winkler…
Supreme Court Justices allow ban on high-capacity guns
With the nation reaching record levels of mass shootings, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the state of Maryland to continue to…
10 big constitutional moments in 2016
It was a very interesting year.
State Judge: Congress trusts the public to handle assault rifles
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, examines a court decision in Connecticut related to the…
Constitution Check: Might the Supreme Court overrule its own gun rights ruling?
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, examines the future of a 2008 Supreme Court decision…
Does conviction of a serious crime always mean the loss of gun rights?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s Supreme Court correspondent, looks at a potentially significant federal court…
California gun case could be headed to Supreme Court
Giving no explanation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused on Monday to assemble all 28 of its active judges…
Constitution Check: Might the Second Amendment be redefined?
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily's Supreme Court correspondent, looks at reasons why it seems to be a constitutional reality…
Interactive Constitution: A common interpretation of the Second Amendment
The National Constitution Center’s Interactive Constitution project presents leading experts exploring the Constitution’s…
Court upholds federal domestic violence gun restriction statute
In a majority 6-2 decision on Monday, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law that restricts gun ownership for a person convicted…
