*Tyler Konigsberg I. Introduction: The Constitutional Challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) and Its Implications for Marijuana Users. At a time when marijuana legalization and Second Amendment doctrine increasingly collide, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Hemani, positioning the Court to clarify the constitutional limits of firearm prohibitions tied to unlawful drugContinue reading “United States v. Hemani: Guns, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment”
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Circuits Split on Interpreting Second Amendment’s History and Tradition Standard
*Jacob Rabinovich I. Introduction On June 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that alleged domestic abusers may be disarmed if the court considers them a credible threat against another person’s physical safety.[1] The Supreme Court’s ruling affirmed the federal government’s authority to restrict firearm possession under the Bruen standard that allContinue reading “Circuits Split on Interpreting Second Amendment’s History and Tradition Standard”
Restricting Gun Ownership for People Under Domestic Violence Protective Orders: Violation of the Second Amendment or Rooted in History?
*Collin Riley I. Introduction In adopting the Second Amendment, the people of the United States of America also embraced a persistent question: to what extent can the government restrict an individual’s right to bear arms? The answer to this dilemma remains unclear, due to difficulty in balancing the competing interests of promoting public safety andContinue reading “Restricting Gun Ownership for People Under Domestic Violence Protective Orders: Violation of the Second Amendment or Rooted in History?”
Last Stand: The Battle Over High-Capacity Magazines Heats Up in the 9th Circuit
*John Chase I. Setting the Procedural Stage The struggle over California’s efforts to prohibit high-capacity magazines came to a head on August 14, 2020, when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion effectively striking down a 2016 statute.[1] This ruling was the culmination of what hasContinue reading “Last Stand: The Battle Over High-Capacity Magazines Heats Up in the 9th Circuit”
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