Obama: American citizenship “not a matter of blood or birth”

Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 7/1/2010

Well, actually, it is a matter of birth, at least, in the sense of natural-born citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment makes that all too clear, which is why the issue of “anchor babies” has been part of the immigration debate for the last several years. Those opposed to that reading of the […]

‘McDonald’ is More than Victory For Gun Owners Alone

John Kramer Institute for Justice 6/28/2010

Arlington, Va.—Gun owners today rejoiced as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city of Chicago’s ban on handguns in McDonald v. City of Chicago. Today’s ruling should be celebrated not just by gun owners, but by everyone who cares about liberty and the unique role played by courts […]

Supreme Court rules that all Americans have fundamental right to bear arms

Robert Barnes The Washington Post 6/28/2010

The Supreme Court ruled for the first time Monday that the Second Amendment provides all Americans a fundamental right to bear arms, a long-sought victory for gun rights advocates who have chafed at federal, state and local efforts to restrict gun ownership.

The court was considering a restrictive handgun […]

2010 Court to rule on Sarbanes-Oxley and gun rights

James Vicini Reuters 6/27/2010

Washington–The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term.

In eagerly awaited rulings, the nation’s highest court is expected to decide the constitutionality of a […]

Supreme Court appears set to widen gun rights

Justices balk at attorney’s approach to overturning precedents

By Matthew Cella Washington Times 3/3/2010

The Supreme Court majority that two years ago ruled a near-total ban on handguns in the District to be unconstitutional seemed equally willing on Tuesday to extend the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms to the states.

But the […]

Using Guns to Protect Liberty

by Ilya Shapiro and Josh Blackman This article appeared in the Washington Times on February 23, 2010. Added to cato.org on February 24, 2010

In the landmark case District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court found that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. Because the District is a […]

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