I represented the petitioners in the Supreme Court today. I dont know if therell be questions from anybody but i wanted to say that were gratified that the Supreme Court heard the argument in todays case. This is a very important case. My clients have been litigating this case for over five years. Theyve been represented by a great team that goes well beyond me. Brian stapleton has been representing them if the very beginning of this litigation. And the reason they filed this lawsuit five years ago was to try to vindicate their rights under the Second Amendment. Up until the point that the Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case, the city of new york resisted their efforts to vindicate their right at every turn and only when the Supreme Court granted certiorari petition in this case did the city start to take efforts to try to recognize their rights. The court asked a lot of questions today about those continuing efforts by the city to try to make this case go away but they also
Membermember members, the factors that may be linked to militaryrelated suicides and preventive strategies. The Senate Armed Services subcomm subcommittee is just shy of 90 minutes. The hearing will come to order. Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel meets this afternoon to receive testimony about Service Member, family and veteran suicides and to learn about effective evidencebased Suicide Prevention strategies. Were fortunate today to have a panel of experts from government and academia. We will hear from five witnesses, catch it and michael colston, u. S. Navy director for Health Programs at the department of defense, dr. Orvis, director defense Suicide Prevention office for the office of force resiliency at the department of defense, dr. Miller, acting director of the Suicide Prevention program at the department of Veterans Affairs, dr. Mckeon, Suicide Prevention, branch of chief, center for Mental Health services and Substance Abuse at the department of health and Human
Beginning of this litigation. And the reason they filed this lawsuit five years ago was to try to vindicate their rights under the Second Amendment. Up until the point that the Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case, the city of new york resisted their efforts to vindicate their right at every turn and only when the Supreme Court granted certiorari petition in this case did the city start to take efforts to try to recognize their rights. The court asked a lot of questions today about those continuing efforts by the city to try to make this case go away but they also asked very important questions about the merits that made clear that this is part and parcel of the kind of regulations that have no basis in text, history, or tradition and shout not be upheld consistent with the Second Amendment, so were very, very hopeful that the court will decide this case on the merits and in favor of the petitioners but were very gratified that we ad our day in court to vindicate these importa
Below is my column in The Hill on New York's latest gun control measure and the latest challenge to a New York law. What is most striking in reviewing the line of gun cases coming out of New York is that the Empire State has done more for gun rights than any "pro-gun" state.…
Charges of politicization are nothing new. But what goes into keeping Supreme Court reporting fair at a time when the justices themselves are making headlines over issues of ethics? Writer Henry Gass and his editor, Yvonne Zipp, join guest host Gail Chaddock for a look at covering the sometimes surprising session that just ended – staying glued to SCOTUSblog and reporting smart stories ahead of decisions from the places where the human impact of those rulings is most acutely felt.