Mcdonald v City of Chicago

Guns in Chicago Homes: Defense or Danger?

Ellen S. Alberding | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Second Amendment, Supreme Court Gun Rights Case, Chicago Gun Control, Chicago Handgun Ban, Gun Rights, Suicide, Gun Control, Chicago Homicides, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Chicago News
Ellen S. Alberding

In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling , a new gun ordinance took effect Monday that allows Chicagoans to keep guns in their homes. But will having a handgun at home really make families safer?

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Law Podcast Series: American Constitution Society, UNL

Marvin Ammori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eugene-Volokh, American Constitution Society, Constitutional Law, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Lawrence Lessig, Politics News
Marvin Ammori

An announcement: the University of Nebraska College of Law's American Constitution Society is introducing a law-interviews podcast series. The target audience is law students, lawyers, and legal academics. Tell your friends. Tell your lawyer.

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Will Supreme Court Do the Right Thing?

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor Daley, Justice Kennedy, US Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Robert F. Kennedy Assassination, Handguns, Guns, Politics News
Lonna Saunders

The US Supreme Court decision on whether to strike down Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. Chicago, is expected to be announced later this month.

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If Gun Ownership is a Right Then What Is Health Care, Chopped Liver?

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Gun Ownership, Justice Kennedy, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Health Care as a Right, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

Shouldn't being healthy be given the same pedestal as gun ownership?

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FIRE AWAY

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Gun Ban Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Gun Ban, Supreme Court Likely to Strike Down Gun Ban, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Chicago Gun Ban, McDonald v. Chicago, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it will strike down U.S. cities' outright bans on handguns, a ruling that could establish a nat...

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Gun Industry "Ambassador" Antonin Scalia to Hear Gun Law Case

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heller Case, Supreme Court, McDonald Case, Antonin Scalia, Wfsa, Second Amendment Foundation, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Nra, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, National Rifle Association, 2nd Amendment, World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, Alan Gottlieb, Beretta, District of Columbia v. Heller, Saf, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

We in the United States accept that a Supreme Court Justice who's an "Ambassador" for the gun industry can ethically rule on cases that impact the very industry he represents.

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