162 ABA Journal Second Amendment articles.
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…
Nov 18, 2015 1:35 PM CST
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…
Jun 8, 2015 11:35 AM CDT
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…
Dec 19, 2014 11:53 AM CST
May 1, 2014 7:40 AM CDT
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…
Mar 10, 2014 2:45 PM CDT
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…
Sep 13, 2013 11:40 AM CDT
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…
Apr 15, 2013 2:57 PM CDT
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…
Jan 30, 2013 9:06 PM CST
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…
Aug 15, 2011 1:02 PM CDT
Dec 1, 2010 7:20 AM CST
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…
Oct 1, 2010 10:30 AM CDT
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…
Jul 13, 2010 6:01 PM CDT
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.
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…
Mar 15, 2010 12:23 PM CDT
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…
Feb 22, 2010 11:30 AM CST
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