Today’s Supreme Court opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller is a landmark decision in that it restores the original individual rights interpretation to the Second Amendment. What is frustrating about Heller is what it doesn’t say. Justice Scalia hinted at a standard of review that’s quite probing—but could also be something less than the [...]
This morning, the Supreme Court will hand down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, a case which will likely decide as a matter of law whether the Second Amendment creates an individual right to keep and bear arms. To follow the Court’s session, SCOTUSblog‘s live coverage will provide instant results and links to [...]
The Supreme Court has decided to grant a writ of certiorari in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller which involves the DC gun ban. For the first time in 60 years, since United States v. Miller, the Supreme Court will visit the issue of whether the Second Amendment protects an individual right to [...]