Supreme Court Hears Arguments in US v. Rahimi Today, Balancing Gun Rights and Due Process

Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers? That’s the question posed in one of the biggest cases of the current Supreme Court term, focused on the limits of … Read more

Waldman: The Stakes In Rahimi Are Too High for the Supreme Court to Stick With Bruen’s Originalism

As if the country’s gun laws weren’t absurd enough already, the court could make them even more so. In fact, if it wants to uphold the precedent established by Justice Clarence Thomas’s outrageous ruling in the 2022 case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, it would have no choice but to declare that … Read more

With a New Term Starting Tomorrow, the Supreme Court Will Clarify Its Stance on Guns and Regulation

By Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington The first Monday in October, the traditional date for the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term, is almost here: On Oct. 2, 2023, the court will meet after the summer recess, with the biggest case of the term focused on the limits of individual gun rights. … Read more

‘The Nation’ Contemplates the Horror of Due Process Applying to Gun Owners and Their Rights

Conservatives try to mask the horror of what the Fifth Circuit has done [in US v. Rahimi] by making a due-process argument. They say that a restraining order is vastly different from a criminal conviction and that people should not have a fundamental constitutional right taken away from them without the full benefit of a trial. … Read more

Random Thoughts on Hunter Biden, Domestic Violence, and Disarming Those Who Haven’t Been Convicted of a Crime

One of the most entertaining aspects of Hunter Biden being indicted on three gun-related charges due to his drug use is the reaction of those on the left side of the political spectrum. They’re screaming that given how few people are prosecuted for lying on 4473 forms, the only reason he’s been charged is his … Read more

Risks and Opportunities as SCOTUS Takes Another Second Amendment Case in a Post-Bruen World

By Chuck Michel The Supreme Court has decided to hear another Second Amendment case next term; United States v Rahimi. The decision to hear Rahimi comes just one year after SCOTUS decided the game-changing Bruen case. That might be good news for Second Amendment supporters…or not. Second Amendment Law Center is already hard at work putting together an amicus brief … Read more