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Monday, June 28, 2010

The Supreme Court closes its Term today.

I want to read the case announcements in real time on SCOTUSblog, but it seems to be maxed out at the moment. I know I'm only making it worse by linking, but I'm doing it anyway.

(Too bad neither the Washington Post nor the New York Times is front-paging real-time coverage. There's a deluge of web traffic with nowhere to go.)

UPDATE: Here's the SCOTUSblog post. The Second Amendment case is out:

Erin: Alito announces McDonald v. Chicago: reversed and remanded
10:04
Tom: Gun rights prevail
10:05
Erin:
The opinion concludes that the 14th Amendment does incorporate the Second Amendment right recognized in Heller to keep and bear arms in self defense
10:05
Tom: 5-4
10:05
Erin: Stevens dissents for himself.  Breyer dissents, joined by Ginsburg and Sotomayor.
10:05
Tom: The majority seems divided, presumably on the precise standard
10:06
Erin: The majority Justices do not support all parts of the Alito opinion, but all five agree that the 2d Amendment applies to state and local government.
10:06
Erin: Alito, in the part of the opinion joined by three Justices, concludes that the 2d Amendment is incorporated through the Due Process Clause.
10:07
Erin: Thomas thinks the Amendment is incorporated, but not under Due Process.  He appears to base incorporation on Privileges or Immunities.
Tom: The difference between the majority and Justice Thomas doesn't affect the fact that the Second Amendment now applies to state and local reguation...
10:08
Erin: The McDonald opinion is here.

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