Some preliminary reflections on Heller

Balkinization by Sandy Levinson | Jun. 27, 2008 (Opinion)

I begin with some "external" considerations. My own hope, spelled out in some prior Balkinization posts, was that the Supreme Court would unanimously accept the very well-written and -argued brief by the Solicitor General, in behalf of the Bush Administration, which argued both that the Second Amendment indeed protected an individual right to "keep and bear arms" and disagreed with the particularly rigorous test that the Court of Appeals for the District ... Full Story »

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by Naomi Isler - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a good piece, because it presents a point of view not often heard in the arguments between gun advocates and gun controllers. It also posits an interesting political possibility which might have resulted from a different ruling. It goes into some analysis of the justices' opinions as well. All in all, well worth reading.

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