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Interesting article on an aspect of the Tiahrt Amendment
I knew that the Amendment bans release of gun trace data to cities seeking to sue firearms dealers, but I didn’t know that it also declares any such data admissible in evidence. This article argues that the latter restriction, as applied to State courts, is unconstitutional. I wonder, however, whether the fact that the restriction pertains to data originating in Federal investigations, with an allegation that its release might compromise those investigations, doesn’t make this more of a “necessary and proper clause” case than a commerce clause case
Full StoryMcDonald v, Chicago countdown
In Heller, the Supreme Court released the audio of the oral argument a few hours after it was completed, but In the case tomorrow they won’t. A transcript of it will be online here , sometime later in the day. I’ll be out of blogging action for some time, since I’ll be in the courtroom (and waiting in line from 5 AM onward)
Full StoryVCDL patch in an unusual location
A Der Spiegel Online image of two rescuers evacuating an injured Haitian. It sure looks like the seal of Virginia Citizens’ Defense League, a blue minuteman image against a white background surrounded by a red circle, and in the circle white letters forming four words.
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