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Charles J. Cooper says his high opinion of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee has grown stronger over time.
Gun Rights
The landmark Heller decision is on safer ground than the NRA says.
The gun-rights group mines the histories of the president's judicial nominees for anything that resembles a stance on firearms, and finds a way to use it against them.
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.
