Posted on 06/26/2008 3:55:39 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat
Today is the day.
The folks at SCOTUS blog will be providing a live blog to follow developments as quickly as possible.
The fine print is important, but it will be pretty easy to know the outcome just by seeing who wrote the majority opinion.
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Affirmed!
Even thought Stevens has the most seniority, wouldn't Chief Justice Roberts have anything he wrote go after Stevens?
Affirmed!
Tom Goldstein - Heller affirmed.
Treat it how?
AFFIRMED!
Heller affirmed. YES!!!!!
10:13 Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the Districts firearms regulations which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.
Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
Heller AFFIRMED, 5-4, the usual split.
Heller affimed!!!!
If it comes to that, there's only one treatment: YOU CUT 0UT THE CANCER.
We won.
10:13 Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the Districts firearms regulations which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.
Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
The Court has released the opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290), on whether the Districts firearms regulations which bar the possession of handguns and require shotguns and rifles to be kept disassembled or under trigger lock violate the Second Amendment. The ruling below, which struck down the provisions in question, is affirmed.
Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
10:12 Tom Goldstein - Heller affirmed.
10:13 Tom Goldstein - Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm.
HELLER AFFIRMED! The 2A IS an individual right!
Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Souter and Ginsburg. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.
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