Doris Wise Montrose

“The justices seem inclined to find that the right to keep and bear arms extends to carrying them outside the home.” The Supreme Court appears inclined to wipe out a series of gun control measures that require firearm owners to show a particular, unusual need to get a permit to carry a gun outside the

“All these people with illegal guns: They’re on the subway, walking around the streets, but ordinary, hard-working, law-abiding people, no,” Alito told the Empire State’s solicitor general Barbara Underwood. “They can’t be armed.” Hearing oral arguments in a major Second Amendment case on Wednesday, Supreme Court justices considered whether to dramatically loosen gun control restrictions across the

“And President Donald Trump’s three appointees, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were concerned about the high bar necessary to obtain a permit.” (CNN)The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two hours and expressing skepticism about a New York law that restricts individuals from carrying concealed

“More than a century of gun laws are potentially on the chopping block.” For nearly all its history, the Supreme Court kept its distance from gun policy. Now it’s about to decide a case that could radically reduce the government’s power to regulate guns. The Second Amendment states explicitly that it exists to protect “a well

‘In New York State Rifle, however, the court could finally enforce the Second Amendment by invalidating New York’s pretextual licensing regime. The constitutional problems are clear. In New York City, where we practice, the licensing structure allocates total and unilateral discretion to the NYPD to decide whose firearm possession is lawful and whose is a

“A Supreme Court case on New York’s carry laws could be a landmark” Thirteen years after the Supreme Court recognized the true meaning of the Second Amendment in D.C. v. Heller (2008), it’s still a “disfavored” right, as Justice Clarence Thomas once put it. Case in point: The question Wednesday at the Court is whether

“The natural default under the Second Amendment in favor of gun owners is likely to be strengthened.” I hope so. There are few constitutional rights that have been debated so long in this country as gun rights On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will take up arguably the oldest and most controversial right in our history. New York

“American and English historical precedents show a robust individual right” On November 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. The case will decide whether the Second Amendment right to “bear arms” is an actual right. Or conversely, if law-abiding adults who pass a biometric

Supreme Court – Oral Arguments – Audio SCOTUS has taken on a Second Amendment case for the first time in over a decade. The audio recordings of all oral arguments are posted at this link the same day an argument is heard by the Court. Oral arguments begin Wednesday, November 3, 2021. This is an

“Anti-gun lawyers are both clever and relentless. That’s a key point to understand as the Supreme Court takes up a major Second Amendment case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.” In earlier posts (here and here), I showed why the State of New York has a weak case for restricting the right