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Extremism
Duke constitutional law professor Darrell Miller explains "insurrectionist theory."
Criminal Justice
To reverse a sharp decline in firearm convictions, New York City is pursuing another experiment with specialized gun courts. But making illegal weapons charges stick can be vexingly hard to do.
Domestic Violence
One of the petitioner’s 14 convictions was for slapping his girlfriend so hard that she hit the floor.
Law
The legal move is their latest effort to avoid revealing industry secrets.
Tucson braces for legal battle in wake of new state law.
Even in states where marijuana is legal, users aren’t allowed to buy firearms.
Victims’ families have claimed a “huge victory” in their fight to hold Bushmaster liable for the massacre. But legal experts say the ruling doesn’t address the case’s biggest hurdle.
Gun Policy
In 2005, Sanders voted for a law that gives the firearms industry immunity from lawsuits. He still supports it.
Lawyers for slain firefighters seek to use the gun industry’s own guidelines to hold careless sellers accountable.
Harrisburg is one of a handful of cities that held fast against a flurry of lawsuits seeking to undo its gun ordinances. It just scored a major victory.
The Missouri Supreme Court will allow a woman to sue a gun dealer despite PLCAA, a law that shields manufacturers and retailers from most liability suits.
Gun Rights
The landmark Heller decision is on safer ground than the NRA says.
The 2008 Heller decision left lots of room for gun regulation. For its namesake, that meant the war had just begun.
Prominent legal scholar says controversial vote may just be evidence of Supreme Court nominee's respect for precedent.
One of his decisions relates to the most important Second Amendment case in American history.