McDonald v. City of Chicago

561 U.S. 742 (2010) U.S. Supreme Court

29 articles discussing this case

Delaware Is Trying to Outrun a Ruling the Third Circuit Already Made

19:17 News Analysis

7/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Delaware Is Trying to Outrun a Ruling the Third Circuit Already Made

United States v. Hemani Just Vindicated My No-Trial Theory of Second Amendment Litigation

19:58 News Analysis

7/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

United States v. Hemani Just Vindicated My No-Trial Theory of Second Amendment Litigation

United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rule

19:09 News Analysis

7/3/26 Seventh Circuit Second Amendment

United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rule

The Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights Win

17:06 Legal Analysis

6/26/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Spirit of Aloha Cannot Shrink the Second Amendment — Alito's Wolford Opinion and the DOJ Civil Rights Win

1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to Answer

22:10 Legal Analysis

6/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

1791, Not 1868: The Second Amendment Question the Supreme Court Refuses to Answer

The Vampire Rule Gets a Stake Through the Heart — SCOTUS Strikes Hawaii's Carry Ban in Wolford v. Lopez

19:42 Legal Analysis

6/25/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Vampire Rule Gets a Stake Through the Heart — SCOTUS Strikes Hawaii's Carry Ban in Wolford v. Lopez

BREAKING: Trump DOJ Threatens to Sue California Over Its Glock Ban and Handgun Roster

12:57 News Reaction

6/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

BREAKING: Trump DOJ Threatens to Sue California Over Its Glock Ban and Handgun Roster

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

22:24 Legal Analysis

6/21/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

12:30 Legal Analysis

6/20/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

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6/19/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Corbett v. Hochul — Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic

16:18 News Analysis

6/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Corbett v. Hochul — Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

19:45 News Analysis

6/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

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5/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

19:47 Legal Analysis

5/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

19:06 Legal Analysis

5/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too

12:03 Legal Analysis

5/15/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Expands DC Lawsuit — Now Targeting the Suppressor Ban Too

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

18:57 Legal Analysis

5/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read

19:24 Legal Analysis

4/23/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Where the Trump DOJ Is Headed on the Second Amendment: A Post-NRA Convention Read

FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban

16:48 News Reaction

3/21/26 Supreme Court Sensitive Places

FPC Fires a Direct Shot at New York's Times Square Gun Ban

Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law

16:03 News Reaction

3/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Rhode v. Bonta — The Ninth Circuit Just Drew an 8–3 Republican En Banc Panel on California's Ammo Background Check Law

Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm

18:29 Legal Analysis

3/12/26 Supreme Court Interstate Travel

Gardner v. Maryland: The Second Amendment Case That Could Unlock Nationwide Interstate Travel With a Firearm

SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation

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3/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Vindicates Judge Benitez — and Delivers a Lesson for 2A Litigation

Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment

18:38 Legal Analysis

2/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Koons v. Platkin En Banc: The Third Circuit's Fight Over Whether 1791 or 1868 Controls the Second Amendment

The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed

19:33 Legal Analysis

1/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The OLC Memo's Hidden Payload: Five Second Amendment Rights the Media Missed

Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo

19:53 Legal Analysis

1/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Steps Into Rhode v. Bonta — and the Stakes Go Way Beyond Ammo

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

19:23 Legal Analysis

12/30/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

14:21 Legal Analysis

7/17/25 Seventh Circuit Second Amendment

Seventh Circuit Rules Unanimously: Illegal Aliens Have No Second Amendment Rights

For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court

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5/1/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

For the First Time in American History, the DOJ Is Pushing for 2A Wins at the Supreme Court

The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment

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7/17/24 Federal Second Amendment

The NYT's Gun Crime Map Just Made the Case for the Second Amendment

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