Category: Cases
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Justice Jackson
I’ve noticed that she likes to write her own little pieces. Almost as if she wanted the attention. One of my favorite Jackson statements was something similar to “that would make it too hard for the government.” This case tests our Second Amendment jurisprudence as shaped in particular by New York State Rifle & Pistol…
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Rahimi, Justice Thomas Dissenting
This opinion is 103 pages long with the court’s opinion, delivered by Chief Justice Roberts joined by Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson. Sotomayor wrote a concurring opinion, Kagan joined in that concurrence. Gorsuch wrote a concurrence. Kavanaugh wrote a concurrence. Barrett wrote a concurrence. Jackson blathered some words, pretending to agree. And…
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Rahimi
Short of it, Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion of the court. It seems very narrowly crafted. It is not a loss for the Second Amendment Community. Held: When an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent…