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162 ABA Journal Second Amendment articles.

Told to give up gun after shooting alleged burglar, disabled tenant sues landlord

A former Maine lobsterman has sued his landlord, after shooting an intruder at his government-subsidized Rockland apartment earlier this year and being told he must give up his gun or…

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to gun lockup law; dissent sees Second Amendment double standard

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider a challenge to a San Francisco law that requires handgun owners to keep their weapons locked up or disabled while they are…

Gun ban for committed people violated Second Amendment rights of Michigan man, 6th Circuit rules

A federal ban on gun ownership for people who were committed to mental institutions is unconstitutional as applied to a Michigan man, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.

The…

Gun control advocates search for policies which pass 2nd Amendment muster

How to tackle gun violence without violating 2nd Amendment rights? Legal leaders share strategies

In his opening remarks at last Thursday’s ABA conference, “Taking Aim at Gun Violence: the Myth and Meaning of the Second Amendment,” Philadelphia managing director Richard Negrin turned quickly to…

Second Amendment protects the right to carry a gun outside the home, Illinois Supreme Court says

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a gun outside the home.

The court ruled (PDF) in the case…

Does Second Amendment protect right to carry gun outside home? SCOTUS declines to decide the issue

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that contended the Second Amendment protects the right to carry a gun in public.

The New York law at issue…

Quoting Scalia, ABA president says Second Amendment rights have limits

In congressional testimony submitted Wednesday, ABA President Laurel Bellows said the ABA has a long history of supporting efforts to reduce gun violence. The association’s first call for more careful…

Cert Petitions Claim Second Amendment Protects Right to Carry Weapons Outside Home

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked in two separate cases to rule that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry weapons outside the home.

Lower courts have been…

Despite 2nd Amendment Cases, Firearms Codes Are Moving Targets

Law Prof’s Tweet Cited in Brief by Second Amendment Lawyer

On Thursday, University of California, Los Angeles law professor Adam Winkler was tweeting about his favorite Tony Curtis movie and an undocumented immigrant housekeeper hired by a…

2nd Circuit Strikes FCC Expletive Rule, Says Blanket Ban on F-Word & Others Violates 1st Amendment

Saying that a blanket ban on all use of certain expletives on television is unconstitutionally vague and chills the right of free speech, a federal appeals court has struck down…

Supreme Court Extends Second Amendment to the States, Casts Doubt on Chicago Handgun Ban

Developing: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments, a ruling that casts doubt on Chicago’s gun regulations.

The Jun 28, 2010 2:14 PM CDT

2nd Circuit: Ban on Law Firm Nicknames Violates First Amendment

A federal appeals court has struck down many of New York’s lawyer advertising restrictions on First Amendment grounds.

The New York City-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the…

Does Second Amendment Apply to States? Scalia Said No in 1997 Book

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments March 2 on whether the Second Amendment applies to the states, court observers will be watching to see if Justice Antonin Scalia’s views…

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