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Bruen continues the court's questionable pro-gun opinions, ... “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state” from the following clause conferring the right to bear ...
Here, I would like to flag the limits that Bruen identifies, as well as those recognized in the concurring opinions. First, Footnote 9 of Justice Thomas's opinion blesses the 43-odd states that ...
But Bacharach had more to say. In a six-page concurring opinion, Bacharach opined on the meaning of “the people” protected by the U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment specifies that “a ...
Bruen was the court’s most important Second Amendment decision in more than a decade. In it, a 6-to-3 majority held that governments can regulate, ... that may well be what we get. Comments.
On June 23, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s strict rules for obtaining a license to carry a concealed handgun in public. Justice ...
What if a liberty was not prohibited or regulated until the 1930s — say, the use of marijuana for medical purposes. ... I need more time to ponder this implication of Bruen. I await commentary by ...
We’ve seen still other courts say, “Oh, well, Bruen called three laws an outlier at one point in the opinion, so that can’t be enough. It’s got to be more than three laws.” ...
Bruen Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 15, 2023 Amy E. Swearer Senior Legal Fellow, ... REF Even as early as 1994, well before Heller, McDonald, and Bruen, ...