Discussion of SCOTUS oral arguments in McDonald v. City of Chicago [2 Amm. case]

supremecourtus.gov ^ | March 2, 2010

[ctdonath2]

Oral arguments in Supreme Court case McDonald v. City of Chicago have wrapped up. This thread is for gathering breaking news, transcripts, and commentary.

[ctdonath2]

Please stay on topic. Jokes are unwelcome, as they wrecked a prior thread on the subject.

[Drango]

I think the lack of a clear title wrecked the prior thread...What do you think?

[ctdonath2]

Trying again; maybe we can avoid the jokers this time.

[Responsibility2nd]

I think the lack of a clear title wrecked the prior thread...What do you think?

 

I think I want a McDouble.

 

[LachlanMinnesota]

So, does anyone have a take on how the arguments went?

Was it a hot bench, and who asked the questions of the advocates?

What did they want to know? I have not had a chance to see this.

[TXBlair]

Well, it’s a much better title this time, for one thing.

[green iguana]

ScotusBlog will have something soon. Here’s the link:

http://www.scotusblog.com/2010/03/today-at-the-court-131/

[Paladin2]

A transcript would aid discussion.

[ctdonath2]

Today at the Court
McDonald v. Chicago argument
Erin Miller | Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 8:59 am

The Court is expected to announce opinions at 10 a.m., which we will be live-blogging. Then the Court will hear argument in the gun rights case McDonald v. City of Chicago and in Hui v. Castaneda:

~10 a.m. – At issue in McDonald v. City of Chicago (08-1521) is whether the Second Amendment’s individual right to keep and bear arms should apply (or be “incorporated” against) to state and local governments, through either the Privileges or Immunities Clause or the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Lyle Denniston’s extensive background post on the case is here.

~11 a.m. – In Hui v. Castaneda (08-1529; 08-1547), the Court will consider whether “Bivens actions” may be brought against doctors and nurses in federal medical facilities regarding flaws in medical care claimed to violate patients’ constitutional rights, when patients may also sue under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Luke Appling, a student at Harvard Law School, previews the case this morning for SCOTUSblog.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2010/03/today-at-the-court-131/

h/t

[Constitution Day]

Agreed.

Besides, asking Freepers not to joke around is like ordering a speeding locomotive to stop on a dime.

[ctdonath2]

Hoping someone will post a link before I find it.

[John D]

Well, it’s a much better title this time, for one thing.

Maybe so, but I still do not know what it is all about.

[ctdonath2]

Sebastian from Snowflakes In Hell was there, and is Twittering. So was his SO BitterB.

[ctdonath2]

Twitter: SebastianSH
Out. Heard 5 minutes of argument. Mostly Breyer, Ginsburg and Stevens grilling Gura on Incorporation.

[MindBender26]

Actually, the first McDonald's franchised restaurant was opened a few miles outside Chicago, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

(When telling FReepers not to joke, you be on you own, Sukka. :) No hard feelings)

[ctdonath2]

http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-1521.htm

[Constitution Day]

Now, that’s what I want to see, the Tweets. Twitter is blocked by my work firewall.

Not FR, though! :)

[Still Thinking]

Is there a link to an audio of the arguments?

[MindBender26]

See #15.

Also, if lberal Associate Justice John Paul Stevens ordered a sandwich, he is so old it would be a McDribble.

[Still Thinking]

Twitter is blocked by my work firewall.

What about your phone?