District of Columbia v. Heller

The District of Columbia passed the 1975 Firearms Control Regulations Act. This act made it illegal to own handguns, automatic firearms, or high capacity rifles and prohibited the possession of unregistered firearms. Dick Heller, a special police officer in the District of Columbia, carried a firearm as part of his job. He was granted access into federal buildings with the gun, but the new provision made it illegal to possess in his own home. Along with Dick Heller, five other D.C. residents…

Palko v. Connecticut (1937) 1. What constitutional question is the Supreme Court being asked to decide? Answer - Does Palko's second conviction violate the protection against double jeopardy guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment because this protection applies to the states by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause? 2. How did the Court answer the question? Answer - The Supreme Court upheld Palko's second conviction. In his majority opinion, Justice Cardozo formulated principles…

The Attitudinal Model is a model used to help explain how Justices reach decisions. It states that a Justice will reach a decision based on their own personal views which are influenced by those of their peers and their individual background. This means that Justices pay little to no attention to things such as precedent, statutes, etc. This form of decision making is often more prominent in high-profile, controversial cases in which a direct solution to the problem at hand cannot be easily…

Some of Scalia’s more well-known opinions and dissents pertain to the following cases: District of Columbia v. Heller, Obergefell v. Hodges, National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, Lawrence v. Texas, Kansas v. Marsh, King v. Burwell, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Scalia’s use of textualism becomes clear in these cases with the language he uses in his opinions and dissents. In District of Columbia v. Heller, Scalia authored an incredible majority opinion stating why the court decided…

In America we were given certain rights by our founding fathers that were given to us to maintain order within the country; one of these is the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. It allows us as United States Citizens to carry a fire arm for reasons such as self defense and hunting. ( "Second Amendment.") Now in our country there are some who wish to take away that right by saying that firearms are the source of violence in our nation. These people would have others believe that…

While in the first grade, Michael Panico was found to be handicapped as defined by the EAHCA. Public school officials in Burlington, Massachusetts, subsequently created an IEP for him. However, after two years it became clear that the school he was attending “was not equipped to handle his needs,” and a new IEP was created, which involved his moving to another school for the 1979–80 academic year. His parents, however, did not agree with the proposed IEP and sought review consistent with the…

[2] Anti-gun advocates also claim that the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply a private right of self-defense against the state and only toward that of the federal government. [3] In McDonald v. Chicago (2010) the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights does apply to the federal government and the states because the U. S. Cont. amend. XIV§ 1 states, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities…

Second Amendment “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Archives, 2016). Gun control topic relates to criminal law and criminal procedures by giving a punishment to the defendant if individual violated the law or a police officer violated citizen’s rights. Most states allow people to bear a gun, but some of them not. So it depends the state law a person will be punished by bearing a gun.…

The United States of America is a country built upon fairness and equality. The constitution was written to ensure that the population had some form of regulations to adhere to. Amendments were continually added in to covey the rights of the American people. One of the amendments added to the constitution that has been widely disputed for many years is the second amendment. The right to bear arms is granted to individuals and state militias in the second amendment, but it is stated in an obscure…

In light of recent events, the controversial topic of gun control has become the center of many debates—both in politics and at home. Some of the most deadly shootings in the United States have occurred within the last fifteen years, including Virginia Tech, Columbine, and more recently, the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting. There are strong arguments for both sides of the issue, concerning morals and safety on one side and protection of liberties on the other. So where do gun laws fall in…