If I understand correctly, Bruen concludes that the 2nd Amendment must be read with it's words having the same meaning they had during the period the Amendment was passed. In the Second’s case, this was identified as being between the ratification of the 2nd (1791) and 14th (1868) Amendments...
Speculation on the period beginning the day after the 2022 midterms to the day before the new congress is seated. During this period the Congress seated in January, 2020 remains in place.
01: Joe Biden is removed from office and the Presidency falls upon Kamala Harris.
02: Kamala Harris...
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to take Justice Breyer’s seat upon his retirement. There are a couple of small matters here that I need help understanding, please.
1: How can it be that an appointment can legally be made without a current vacancy?
2: Does not confirmation pending...
SNIP Earlier this year, Justice Alito dissented from the Supreme Court’s per curiam decision dismissing New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York as moot. His dissent in NYSRPA, his opinions in McDonald v. City of Chicago and Caetano v. Massachusetts (which I’ve written...
SNIP What made Cheeseman and Jillard different than the cases that came before him: Drake, Pantano, Peruta, et.al. Cheeseman’s second go at obtaining a permit to carry in the Garden State was not challenging the statute but challenging the definition of justifiable need. In their arguments, the...