supreme court decision today
And, for the first time since Roe, the Court blesses a prohibition with no exception safeguarding a woman’s health. [1]
The Supreme Court ruling doesn’t mean that anyone can now buy and own a handgun in Washington, D.C. Those who want a gun will still need to obtain a license. [2]
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation’s capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms. [...] Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said his group had a mixed reaction to the decision. [3]
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to keep guns in their homes for self-defense, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun control in U.S. history. [4]
Justice Ginsburg penned a moving dissent from today’s Supreme Court opinion upholding the Federal Abortion Ban. [1]
While we disagree with the Supreme Court’s ruling, which strips the citizens of the District of Columbia of a law they strongly support, the decision clearly suggests that other gun laws are entirely consistent with the Constitution. [2]
The court’s historic awakening on the meaning of the Second Amendment brought a curiously mixed response, muted in some unexpected places. [...] President Bush said: “I applaud the Supreme Court’s historic decision today confirming what has always been clear in the Constitution: the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear firearms.” [4]
It tolerates, indeed applauds federal intervention to ban nationwide a procedure found necessary and proper in certain cases by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). [1]
The decision to overturn the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns is the Surpeme Court’s first conclusive interpretation of the Second Amendment since its ratification in 1791. [2]
She goes on to note that the court’s previous ruling, in Stenberg v. [1]
Bender because of a missed filing deadline and reinstated to the practice of law Toledo attorney Robert B. Scott. [5]
“The Constitution leaves the District of Columbia a variety of tools for combating that problem, including some measures regulating handguns,” Scalia wrote. [3]
The court’s 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns and imperiled similar prohibitions in other cities, Chicago and San Francisco among them. [4]
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[1] “Today’s decision is alarming.” - Feministing
[2] Supreme Court: Individuals Have Right to Bear Arms : NPR
[3] High court strikes down gun ban - CNN.com
[4] Supreme Court Upholds Right To Own Guns For Self-Defense
[5] Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Judicial System