Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As Stuart noted below, today, the Supreme Court declared “that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to have a gun, not just the right of the states to maintain militias.”
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority in the landmark 5-to-4 decision, said the Constitution does not allow “the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Today the US Supreme Court struck down the Washington DC ban on handguns. While not necessarily impacting any other law or regulation, it was the first time in the history of the United States that the Court had handed down an opinion directly on the 2nd Amendment.
The decision was 5-4 with Justice John Paul Stevens [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
Posting from an “undisclosed location”, I am battling the horror of a much slower connection to get this Round-up to you, this morning. If I get lucky (yes, that’s exactly what I mean), you probably won’t hear from me, tomorrow, so do me a favor and go out and make it a great day! In [...]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Gay marriage activists won a clear victory in California today as the California Supreme Court “struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.”
The 4-3 ruling declared that the state Constitution protects a fundamental “right to [...]
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