Guns

Supreme Court Denies Cert In Gun Case

Sandy Hook victims' families can continue their lawsuit against gun manufacturers.

Biglaw Partner Gives Eyewitness Account Of Terrifying Courthouse Shooting

The gunman was killed by law enforcement, and no other serious injuries were reported.

The Rare Gun Regulation I Think Was Actually Stupid

I support the government's right to regulate firearms, since that right is enshrined in the Constitution, but this regulation failed to appreciate human weakness.

The Most Chilling Image From The Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

Just stunning.

If Words Could Kill… 3D Gun Case Shows Free Speech Extremists Would Defend That Too

The 'weaponization' of free speech is no longer a metaphor.

4th Circuit Interprets Heller To EXCLUDE AR-15s, Then Dances A Tarantella On Scalia’s Grave Probably

If you listen closely, you can hear Neil Gorsuch's music.

Non-Sequiturs: 12.08.16

* Handicapping the race for the Supreme Court vacancy. [Bloomberg BNA] * Can redecorating courthouses make a difference to justice? [Katz Justice] * An illuminating interview with the lawyer behind Loving v. Virginia. [Coverage Opinions] * States' rights are all well and good when talking about the emission of pollutants, but not when it comes to marijuana. Wait -- what? [Slate] * Was the end of Gawker inevitable? [Law and More] * Will gun owners in Ohio have more rights than LGBT people? [The Trace]

Non-Sequiturs: 03.07.16

* Shocking, Donald Trump is being hypocritical about something. This time it's over immigration, so maybe these lies will finally break through to Trump's low-education supporters who are voting against their interests due to xenophobic fears over their jobs moving abroad. [Bloomberg Politics] * Check out the financial disclosures of the potential SCOTUS nominees that have been floated thus far. [Fix the Court] * Common sense: consumer-owned drones should not be armed. Unfortunately, it isn't really against the law. And the one state that is trying to ban them may be breaking federal law. [Slate] * Trent Lott is breaking with the GOP leadership over whether President Obama's eventual Supreme Court nominee deserves a hearing. [CNN] * Church and state: yes, they are supposed to be separate. Even at the VA. [Huffington Post] * Absolutely, positively the worst boss ever. [Lowering the Bar]

Non-Sequiturs: 02.29.16

* The secret career Ted Cruz doesn’t want you to know about. [Gawker] * Donald Trump is promising to come after the First Amendment if elected president. Reason number 1,238,108 to do everything in our power to make sure he is never president. [CNN] * Bad news for Republicans: history is not on your side. The latest number crunching you can cite at cocktail parties when the topic of the Supreme Court’s vacancy comes up. [Washington Post] * Hoverboards, scooters, and bikes -- oh my! Do you know all the laws governing use of these leisure vehicles (at least in New York)? [Cityland] * Hey! Whaddya know! Gun law really do work -- it’s science. [Vox] * A judge in the UK changed a suspended sentence into jail time after she was mocked by the defendants on Facebook in a lewd post. Just a reminder, no matter what Donald Trump does, you really shouldn't f*ck with judges. [The Mirror] * Lawyers need these two things in order to be successful. [Associate’s Mind] * This is why having the right language interpreter is so important in court. [Katz Justice] * Expect Justice Scalia’s passing to have a pretty big impact on business, as the Roberts Court, with Justice Scalia, was the most pro-business court since WW2. [New Yorker]

Morning Docket: 02.05.16

* Today the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention held WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for more than three years, is being "arbitrarily detained" arguing he should be allowed freedom of movement without fear of being extradited to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning for a variety of charges including rape. Though the decision has no formal authority, but Assange, who has maintained his innocence on the Swedish charges, can at least claim a moral victory. That's something at least. [Washington Post] * The Fourth Circuit found that Maryland's gun law, passed in the wake of the horrific Newton shooting, should be reviewed under a strict scrutiny standard since it "significantly burdens the exercise of the right to arm oneself at home" and remanded the case back to the district court. [Wall Street Journal] * Uber had an actual victory amid all of its legal woes. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided against combining over a dozen employment cases into a MDL. [National Law Journal] * Meet the woman recently hired as the NFL's senior vice president for investigations. Lisa Friel, formerly a New York prosecutor in the Sexual Victim's Unit under District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, is charged with investigating all potential violations of the league's personal conduct code. Hopefully she can bring some consistency to the process. [New York Times] * The human cost behind a life led in immigration limbo. No wonder last night's Dem debate spent so much time talking about the need for comprehensive immigration reform. [CNN]

Obama’s Tame Executive Action Will Not Result In The Constitutional Shootout We’ve Been Promised

Obama's tame gun actions shouldn't bother the Constitution.