As many of you know, I was a Ginsburg law clerk on two separate occasions - when she was on the appeals court, and then again during her first term at

During the 19th century, firearms improved more than in any other century. As of 1800, most firearms were single-shot muzzleloading blackpowder

Today the D.C. Circuit granted Michael Flynn's petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering District Judge Sullivan to grant the government's motion to

Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unpublished order in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug

According to "assault weapon" ban proponents, the AR rifle's lethality is all about how fast its bullets travel. The Washington Post recently claimed that

I posted this at Instapundit, where the readership, and some of the bloggers, have been unvaryingly pro-Trump: I know this isn't going to win me any

Today, the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court holds its second full day of hearings, beginning at 8:30am this morning. You can watch it live

The case is NRA v. Vullo, and the Court agreed to consider this question (as formulated by the NRA): Bantam Books v. Sullivan (1963) held that a state

From yesterday's decision by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. (S.D. W. Va.) in W. Va. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. v. Morrisey (some formatting

Last week the International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging Maryland's

So the Ninth Circuit held today (Teter v. Lopez), in an opinion by Judge Carlos Bea, joined by Judges Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee. The butterfly knife,

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reports: Today a federal court halted enforcement of key parts of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" in the

The opinion is today's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc in U.S. v. Jackson (8th Cir.), written by Judge David Stras, joined by Judges Ralph

From Flores v. Bennett, decided today by Ninth Circuit Judges Kim McLane Wardlaw and Milan Smith, and District Judge Douglas L. Rayes (D. Ariz.), apropos

Title 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) bans gun possession by anyone "who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance," including marijuana; the

Prof. Jonathan Turley (GW) reports: We have been discussing the growing fear of professors and students over the loss of free speech on campuses for

According to his official website, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 1 appointed Laphonza Butler to the Senate, to complete the term of the late

Rebecca Panico (NJ.com) reports: Roselle Park voluntarily dismissed its case in Superior Court on Tuesday against a borough homeowner who hung

Today's en banc decision in Range v. Attorney General so concludes, in a majority opinion by Judge Hardiman, which got the votes of nine of the fifteen

From Friday's decision in Soukaneh v. Andrzejewski, written by Judge Janet Bond Arterton (D. Conn.): At approximately 8:34 pm on November 12, 2018,

We agree with Keith.

So holds the Eleventh Circuit today in Leake v. Drinkard, in an opinion by Judge William Pryor joined by Judge Barbara Lagoa and District Judge Harvey

From yesterday's decision by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. (S.D. W. Va.) in W. Va. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. v. Morrisey; note that the

From today's (very long) majority opinion in Hirschfeld v. ATF, written by Judge Richardson and joined by Judge Agee, with Judge Wynn dissenting: When do

From Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo in Peschmann v. Quayle (W.D. Pa. Aug. 13, 2019): Peschmann attempts to state a defamation claim against Quayle,

This post describes the speediest means of reloading firearms in the 19th century. The main focus is not the ammunition capacity of any particular type of

I'm still doing some research related to President Trump's "Preventing Online Censorship" draft Executive Order, and hope to post more about this today.

A new article of mine in Newsweek, responding to Prof. John Eastman's contrary view, and building on my blog post on the subject.

From Hanson v. Larimer County Bd. of County Comm'rs, no. 1:20-cv-00317-RBJ, decided Tuesday by Judge R. Brooke Jackson (D. Colo.): The following facts are

From State v. Gibson, decided last Thursday by the Ohio Court of Appeals (Judge Mark Miller, joined by Judges Juergen Waldick and William Zimmerman): In

The proposal, introduced by County Legislators Karla Boyce and Kara Halstead, would provide: Secuon I. A person is guilty of harassing a police officer,

From Friday's decision in People v. Moyer, written by Justice Bromberg and joined by Justices Grover and Lie:  According to the People, the Santa Clara

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided Hardin v. BATF, concluding that a bump stock is not a machine gun "part" prohibited under

From Judge Ryan Nelson's opinion this morning in Jones v. Bonta, joined by Judge Kenneth Lee and in part (only as to the upholding of the hunting license

From Judge Clifton Corker's opinion today in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. (E.D. Tenn.) : This case concerns whether, under the Fifth

Judge David N. Hurd just decided this in A. v. Hochul; it's a temporary restraining order, to maintain the pre-mandate status quo until Sept. 28, when the

An article by Duke law professor Darrell A.H. Miller and Wesleyan history professor Jennifer Tucker argues that gun control laws should vary based on the

An anonymous reader sent me what appears to be a copy of the letter mentioned in the L.A. Times article a few days ago. Here is the substance; for more on

Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai was suing Massachusetts officials who he alleged were responsible for his deplatforming by Twitter. Yesterday, he filed an amended

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265427539008380928 But such labeling by Twitter isn't stifling free speech—it's Twitter management exercising