Heller to conference 11-09

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-290.htm ^ | 10-24-07 | .gov

[woerm]

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-290.htm

Heller is going to conference 11-09

earliest possible reporting on results would be 11-12

fingers crossed.

even denial of cert would be "win" I'd prefer an affirmed, with dicta to effect of 2A is individual right requiring strict scruinty.

but after KELO there's no telling.

[ladtx]

Uhhhh - What?

[bill1952]

DC vs Heller.

[Gilbo_3]

Yep, fingers crossed. Could win big, but theres the chance of losing huge. Although if the supremes go insane itll just push the issue front and center and possibly be the tipping point.

the countdown is on...

[Gilbo_3]

bang

[beltfed308]

This issue will decide once and for all if we are a free people or documented serfs. It’s a simple as that. The awkward time is nearing an end.

[ctdonath2]

On November 9, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is going to gather behind closed doors and debate whether to accept the DC vs. Heller appeal, a major 2nd Amendment case. A lower court overturned two Washington DC gun bans as unconstitutional, and this is DC’s last chance to retain those bans. If SCOTUS takes the case, this will be the biggest 2nd Amendment judicial ruling in 70+ years, clarifying what exactly the 2nd Amendment means (having been thoroughly mangled in most juridictions).

[Domandred]

Although if the supremes go insane it will be the tipping point.

Fixed it for you

[ladtx]

Thanks for the clarification.

[ctdonath2]

Notice too that Parker vs. DC is going to conference the same day.

(Ms. Parker et al have replied ... anyone have the brief link? ... and ... Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Assoc. filed?? in opposition?? ok that's curious...)

[Joe Brower]

An update on the "DC vs. Heller" and "Parker vs. DC" court cases. It appears they are both scheduled for conference at the SCOTUS on 11/9. We will see then if either are granted cert. It wouldn't surprise me if the SCOTUS scurried from this, as they have typically done when regarding the Second Amendment.

Parker vs. DC in particular has the potential to set seventy-plus years of gun control laws on their ear.

A direct ruling by the SCOTUS on the true meaning of the 2A is long overdue, and worth the risk, IMHO.

[woollyone]

pins-n-needles bttt

[Lurker]

Thanks Joe. Much appreciated.

L

[paul51]

It wouldn't surprise me if the SCOTUS scurried from this

I don't think they will. It's an important constitutional issue that has moved front and center and needs to be dealt with.

[beltfed308]

BTTT.

[ctdonath2]

I can’t see them passing it up. ‘tis profoundly rare for any judge to have a shot at fundamentally declaring what an enumerated right entails. We’re talking MAJOR judicial history here, stuff that will be featured material for decades (if not centuries). The case is too clean, too clear, with unbeatable fundamentals of off-duty cop defending his home vs. feds banning defense, and with such basic terms as “the people”, “shall not be infringed”, and “well regulated militia” at stake, for these people to say “nah, let it go”. Even for those at the top, this is an amazingly rare chance for them to reach even higher.

They can’t say no. It’s human nature.

[Gilbo_3]

TYVM

[xsrdx]

Well, looks like it’s on then.... keep your fingers crossed and your powder dry.

[weaponeer]

I’ll be in Europe that week. I wonder if it will make the German newscasts? (If you hear anything please email my work address.) The Germans will probably ignore it.

Now we’ll find out if Claire Wolfe’s “awkward time” is over.

[Still Thinking]

but after KELO there's no telling.

Well, O'Connor and I believe Rehnquist as well voted with the majority on Kelo, so I think there's been a definite, though perhaps slight shift in the Constitutional direction since then.