Monday, February 24, 2014

The Supreme Court will not hear Second Amendment cases

A bit of a disappointment - we looked at these cases last week in both 2305 and 2306.

- Click here for the notice in ScotuBlog.

The Supreme Court refused on Monday, as it has done repeatedly in recent years, to reopen the issue of whether Second Amendment rights to have a gun extend beyond the home. The Court, without comment, denied three new petitions — two filed by the National Rifle Association. The cases were Nos. 12-1401, 13-137, and 13-390.

2306 students should click here for the order list to see just how few cases the Supreme Court agrees to hear. Unless I'm reading this wrong, they will hear only four of the many many cases they considered. No word on how they processed this many cases. Undoubtedly some over worked clerks were involved.

I'll post further commentary as it flies by.