Resistance. We use this term in different senses when discussing lower court decisions. One, courts might resist the fact of the Bruen decision itself or they might read the decision in a manner that resists…
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In the late 20th century, however, a new Supreme Court took a radical turn. Starting in 1995, a 5-4 majority suddenly threw out all or parts of three modest federal laws in five years: the…
For the past few decades, gun control advocates have been demonizing guns and gun owners. But with the recent surge in first-time gun buyers, it’s become increasingly apparent that gun owners are everyday Americans who…
Despite Scalia’s professed methodology, we can also understand his opinion for the majority [in D.C. v. Heller] as an example of the modern understanding of the right to keep and bear arms, itself heavily…
Courtesy Matt Laur By Miguel A. Faria, MD Some readers were surprised to learn from my previous article on this subject that the Supreme Court of the United States has not made it clear that…
Courtesy Jeff Hulbert Hope springs eternal. If President Trump and Senate Republicans succeed in pushing through a replacement with the election looming, they will tilt the Supreme Court further to the right for years to…
Bigstock [ED: This is the second in a three-part series. Click here to read Part 1] By John Velleco The first article in this three-part series recounted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent, and deeply disappointing,…
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) And so it continues. Twelve years after Heller, we are in the exact same place. The government cannot ban the possession…