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Critics of AR-15 Bans Urge SCOTUS To Reject the 7th Circuit's Distinction Between Civilian and Military Arms

Given the Second Amendment's history, several briefs argue, a gun's suitability for militia service suggests Americans have a right to possess it.

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Police Used a Truck Inspection To Search for Drugs. The 7th Circuit Said the Fourth Amendment Forbids It.

Cops stopped a semitruck because of a drug tip, then tried to dress the illegal search up as a routine inspection.

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The Supreme Court Agrees To Address the Constitutionality of 'Assault Weapon' Bans

The case could settle the long-simmering issue of whether the Second Amendment covers commonly owned but politically disfavored rifles.

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Second Amendment Roundup: Cert Granted on Semiautomatic Rifle Bans

The question is whether the Constitution guarantees the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.

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Woman Sues After Prison Staff Decided To Use Her as Rape 'Bait'

Their plan: have someone hide in the ceiling to catch the assailant in the act.

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On National Guard Deployments, Trump Tells SCOTUS His Power Is 'Unreviewable'

Will the Supreme Court grant Trump the overwhelming judicial deference he demands?

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This Indiana City Doesn't Have To Pay an Innocent Mom $16,000 After Police Wrecked Her Home, Court Rules

Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.

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How Protectionist Wine and Liquor Laws Violate the Constitution

The Commerce Clause protects free trade between the states.

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Federal judge stresses need for more court security funding - Roll Call

A federal judge told a House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday that funding concerns have deferred dozens of judicial security projects.

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Federal Judge Enjoins Enforcement of the Illinois 'Assault Weapon' Ban

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn says the law bans firearms covered by the Second Amendment and is not supported by historical precedent.

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The Supreme Court Again Strengthens the Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Sentencing

Paul Erlinger was sentenced to 15 years in prison based largely on a determination made by a judge—not a jury.

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Appeals hearing asks whether a weapon’s popularity should exempt it from Illinois’ sweeping gun ban

CHICAGO — Attorneys for gun rights supporters seeking to overturn Illinois’ sweeping gun ban faced tough questioning Thursday from a pair of federal appellate judges in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court Roundup: The Supreme Court Should Review and Enjoin the Illinois Gun Ban

On May 1, Justice Amy Coney Barrett directed the State of Illinois and the City of Naperville to respond to the emergency application for injunction pending appellate review filed by the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR). As I explained in "An Opening Judicial Salvo in Defense of Illinois' New…

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The DOJ Says Marijuana Use, Which Biden Thinks Should Not Be a Crime, Nullifies the Second Amendment

Even as the president bemoans the injustice of pot prohibition, his administration insists that cannabis consumers have no right to arms.

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