His principal interest includes federal and state institutional law, first and Second Amendments and legal history. Joseph earned his ba degree magna cum laude from rice university, masters degree from cambridge. And agd degree from yale school. He knew both of the people we had last week, although he did not take any courses from them. Joseph helped the briefing for the Landmark Supreme Court district of columbia versus heller in 2008. The district of columbia fire arms control regulation act of 1975 required, among other things, that all firearms be kept unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock. It also restricted those owning restricted residence from owning handguns, accept those registered prior to the enactment of the law. In a 54 decision the Supreme Court said it protects an individuals right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia. And to use that arm for traditionally normal purposes such as selfdefense within a home. Unfortunately, joseph was o