Category: Rant
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Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey, a fisk
B.L.U.F. The Attorney General of New Jersey has filed a brief (100 pages!!!!) explaining why New Jersey’s de facto carry ban is actually constitutional. (1900 words) Introduction The Second and Fourteenth Amendments have always coexisted comfortably with a wide range of firearms restrictions. As the record shows, States historically restricted firearms in particularly sensitive places—such…
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Dayonta McClinton v. United States
B.L.U.F. A follow on to the Hoover case regarding sentencing. Yesterday, in Policies are not laws, we discussed how sentencing guidelines work. A short recap: The courts use a rubric to decide the range of sentences that should be imposed. One axis is the “level” of the crime, the other is the category of criminal.…
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§922(g) needs to go away
It is getting bad inside my brain. A couple of articles went past my feeds talking about an arms seizure in MA and straw purchases. I started reading and immediately went to my court sources to get the actual court documents. Rather than trusting what the reporter had to say. Weapons seizure uncovered Holyoke family’s…
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O.F.F. v. Brown, Judges Opinion Pt. 2
B.L.U.F.More of analysis of the horrid opinion offered by Judge Karin Immergut out in Oregon. I’ve since learned that she spent most of her career, before becoming a district judge, working as a prosecutor for the government. She was actually a prosecutor for the ATF. OF course, she found a gun infringement constitutional. It is…
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Oregon Firearms Federation, Inc. v. Brown, Judges Opinion
B.L.U.F. An analysis of the horrible opinion out of Oregon where the district Judge decided that arms aren’t covered under the Second Amendment and that there is a history and tradition of requiring government approval before you can exercise your Second Amendment protected rights. This opinion is 122 pages long. This is not a complete…
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inJustice Jackson
B.L.U.F. A look at the recent Affirmative Action case before the Supreme Court. Originally, I intended to take Jackson apart with her own words. Instead, this is the Constitutionalist on the Court doing it for me. Having read Roberts’, Thomas’ and Gorsuch’s opinion and concurrence, it is pretty obvious that they are not sitting silent…
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Are the courts balanced in amicus curiae?
According to one of the lawyers that speaks on Second Amendment rights, the policy of the courts on accepting amicus curiae from anybody is a rather recent policy change with the courts. It used to be that you had to show real reasons to be considered a friend of the court. Of the hundreds of…
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Brady Amicus Curiae Brief Renna v. Bonta (9th Cir.)
B.L.U.F. The argument from the mouths of the oldest group dedicated to removing your right to keep and bear arms. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (Brady) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing gun violence through education, research, and legal advocacy. One of Brady’s primary goals is to encourage the implementation of safe…
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To be blunt, Bruen fails to adhere to even basic academic standards – P.J.C.
In the District Judge issued multiple TROs blocking New Jersey’s Chapter 131 Bruen response bill. She then consolidated the case with Siegel and on May 16, 2023, the court issued a preliminary injunction, blocking parts of Chapter 131. The same day, the District Court issued the preliminary injunction, the state filed for an emergency stay…
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Games People Play -> You Lie Down with Dogs
Background The Supreme Court has ruled that the meaning of an Amendment is locked to the time it was adopted. The People at that moment of time analyzed the end and decided that the means proposed was properly balanced. If The People decide that the original analysis was wrong, they will go through the process…