Supreme Court Second Amendment

Supreme Court Gun Decision Doesn't Mean Domestic Violence Offenders Can Own Handguns

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court upheld a ban on gun possession for a domestic violence offender in a ruling that several anti-violence advocat...

Why the Supreme Court's Ruling Was a Long Overdue Victory for Civil Rights

Dennis Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

Dennis Santiago

Whether you like guns or not, on this Independence Day our dead from Colfax shall rest better in their graves in a Nation whose protections are again closer to the dream they died for.

Supreme Court Gun-Rights Ruling Likely To Face Legal Challenges Across The Country

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — State or local gun laws that prohibit people from carrying firearms outside the home and onerous registration requirements are the ...

Supreme Court Gun-Rights Ruling Likely To Trigger Flood Of Lawsuits In States With Restrictive Laws

Wall Street Journal | Vanessa O'Connell and Gary Fields | Posted 05.25.2011

Monday's high-court decision expanding gun rights will likely trigger a flood of litigation in states and cities with restrictive laws, so it could ta...

McDonald Gun Case: More Deaths, Unending Litigation

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Sugarmann

Contrary to the claims of the gun lobby, America's cities are not waiting expectantly to exercise this new-found right offered today by the Court. More guns means more gun deaths. It's as simple as that.

Supreme Court To Look At State Gun Control Laws

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will take up a challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns, opening the way for a ruling that could set off a ...

Gun Control Advocates Fear Supreme Court Loss In Historic Second Amendment Case

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — One momentous case down, another equally historic decision to go. The Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday with 17 cases still...