Law and the Courts

Liberal Interest Groups Split on the Supreme Court’s Upcoming New York Concealed Carry Case

  On one side is the American Civil Liberties Union and its New York state counterpart, which contend that the state law is justified to protect First Amendment rights in the public sphere. On the…


Trump Justices Could Topple Gun Control Laws as Court Prepares to Hear New York Concealed Handgun Case

By Eric Ruben, Southern Methodist University The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high. The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v….



SAF, FPC Sue City of New York Over Stun Gun, TASER Ban

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York state and municipal laws prohibiting private citizens from possessing and using stun guns and tasers,…


SCOTUS Denies Cert in Three Cases Challenging Ban on Gun Ownership by Nonviolent Felons

  In one of the cases before the court, a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2005 challenged the ban on purchasing or owning a gun. In another, a Pennsylvania woman…



One State’s Attorney General Is Taking Aim at ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Declarations

As Democrats in Washington, D.C. continue to push their anti-gun legislation, states and counties have been fighting back. Local and state officials throughout the nation have passed Second Amendment sanctuary legislation, effectively declaring that state…


Dershowitz: With Crime Increasing, SCOTUS Will Extend Heller to Open and Concealed Carry

“I do think that the justices will take into account the fact that people really need more protection than they used to need,” he said. “Crime is going up dramatically, particularly in inner cities. And…



FPC Files Suit to Block San Diego’s Ban on ‘Ghost Guns’

  The lawsuit, filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC and San Diego residents James Fahr, Desiree Bergman and Colin Rudolph, contends that the ban violates the Second Amendment rights…