Tag Archives: supreme-court
Wilmington public housing authority bails out on gun ban
Story here . “The Wilmington Housing Authority suspended its ban on firearm ownership by tenants because of a recent U.S
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Opinion here . 240 pages if you count the concurrences and the dissents. A wonderful day! Everyone gets something.
Full StoryWaiting for Chicago
Supreme Court handed down a load of opinions today (I lost count, 5-6-7?). Last opinions will be handed down on Monday. Ginsburg got the Skilling decision today, meaning that for the sitting when McDonald was argued, only that case remains, and only Justice Alito has not written an opinion
Full StoryDISCLOSE bill and NRA
A few months ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on corporations airing campaign ads (or anything mentioning a candidate’s name, including an ad that suggests asking him to do something). The powers that be started pushing a bill, DISCLOSE, which would make these now-lawful ad expenditures a bit more burdensome.
Full StoryFor the third time, a Chicagoan blasts a robber with an unregistered gun
This time, a pawnbroker kills an armed robber , who’d been convicted of robbery before but apparently paroled after boot camp . [I always thought that was a singularly foolish idea.
Full StoryReading tea leaves….
The Supreme Court divides up arguments into “sittings,” each of them two weeks long. McDonald v. Chicago was argued during the sitting of Feb 22
Full StoryDoJ readiness for weapons of mass destruction attack
Justice’s inspector general suggests that FBI has a plan, but all the other agencies in Justice do not.
Full StoryElena Kagan nominated for Supreme Court
And Paul Campos asks whether she is the next Harriet Miers?
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