Law and the Courts


Having Every Tom, Dick And Harriet Carrying a Gun Would Leave New York ‘Defenseless’

The last thing New York needs is for every Tom, Dick and Harriet on the street to be carrying. Moreover, the argument for reasonable restrictions on the Second Amendment is hardly new. Indeed, many conservative legal experts…


Dare to Dream: What if Politicians Could Be Sued for the Harm Caused By Their Dangerous Policies and Unconstitutional Laws?

California politicians are abusing their legislative authority to draft political reprisal bills. Left coast lawmakers want to pass a law allowing the state’s attorney general, city or county attorneys, or anyone regardless of whether they…


FPC Sues City of San Jose Challenging City’s Gun Owner Liability Insurance Mandate

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Attorneys for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the City of San Jose’s ordinance…


Self-Defense and the Law: How Well Can You Articulate?

Armed self-defense is legal everywhere in America. Even in New York. Even if you’re black, Latino, gay, transgendered, Muslim or maybe all of the above simultaneously. But no matter where it happens, the color of…




WA Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds State’s Preemption Law, Strikes Down City of Edmonds’ Safe Storage Law

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . In a unanimous decision today, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation against the City of Edmonds…


Cornell: A Radical Libertarian View of Gun Regulation Will Mean Anarchy in America

Over the course of generations, gun rights advocates have embraced a radical libertarian ideology that does not expand liberty for Americans, it undermines it. And though [former solicitor general Paul] Clement, [Justice Samuel] Alito and…