Add to ORKGThe Supreme Court\u27s recent Second Amendment decision, District of Columbia v. Heller asserts that the Constitution\u27s right to bear arms is an individual right to armed self-defense held by law-abiding “citizens.” This Article examines the implications of this description, concluding that the Second Amendment cannot concurrently be a right of armed self-defense and restricted to citizens. The Article proceeds in three parts. First, it analyzes the term the people as it has been interpreted in recent Court cases. The Article concludes that constitutional text and Supreme Court jurisprudence provide no sustainable basis to believe the Second Amendment is limited to citizens. Second, the Article situates Heller within a historical conte...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court announced for the first time that self-defense,...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...
The Supreme Court\u27s recent Second Amendment decision, District of Columbia v. Heller asserts that...
This Article sheds light on a major constitutional question opened up by the United States Supreme C...
This Article sheds light on a major constitutional question opened up by the United States Supreme C...
A growing body of scholarship argues that the Second Amendment protects a right of individuals to po...
A growing body of scholarship argues that the Second Amendment protects a right of individuals to po...
The Supreme Court\u27s opinion in Heller raises numerous questions. One of these is whether Heller r...
In the last two years, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally offered a reasoned interpretation of the S...
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller ended one debate a...
In the media and in the legislative arena there has been much debate about the holdings of the Unite...
The Supreme Court\u27s opinion in Heller raises numerous questions. One of these is whether Heller r...
In District of Columbia v. Heller the Supreme Court held that individuals have a constitutional righ...
In District of Columbia v. Heller the Supreme Court held that individuals have a constitutional righ...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court announced for the first time that self-defense,...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...
The Supreme Court\u27s recent Second Amendment decision, District of Columbia v. Heller asserts that...
This Article sheds light on a major constitutional question opened up by the United States Supreme C...
This Article sheds light on a major constitutional question opened up by the United States Supreme C...
A growing body of scholarship argues that the Second Amendment protects a right of individuals to po...
A growing body of scholarship argues that the Second Amendment protects a right of individuals to po...
The Supreme Court\u27s opinion in Heller raises numerous questions. One of these is whether Heller r...
In the last two years, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally offered a reasoned interpretation of the S...
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller ended one debate a...
In the media and in the legislative arena there has been much debate about the holdings of the Unite...
The Supreme Court\u27s opinion in Heller raises numerous questions. One of these is whether Heller r...
In District of Columbia v. Heller the Supreme Court held that individuals have a constitutional righ...
In District of Columbia v. Heller the Supreme Court held that individuals have a constitutional righ...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court announced for the first time that self-defense,...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court determined that the Second Amendment protects a...