A Second Opinion
A SECOND OPINION
The who, what, and where of gun control
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation.
Haley Proctor
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Haley Proctor is an Associate Professor at Notre Dame Law School, where she researches and teaches about procedure, evidence, and the judicial system. She was previously a partner at Cooper & Kirk PLLC, where she remains of counsel, and a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge Thomas B. Griffith.
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A Second Opinion
A SECOND OPINION
The how and why of gun control
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Last Monday, the Supreme Court heard argument in United States v. Hemani.
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Text, history, and party presentation
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. As has been observed by Rory Little at SCOTUSblog, the party presentation principle is on the rise at the Supreme Court.
A Second Opinion
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Litigating gun rights: an interview with Pete Patterson
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear two cases this term involving Second Amendment challenges to firearms regulations, with several more petitions pending.
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Text and history, not history and tradition
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. It is widely believed that the Supreme Court adjudicates Second Amendment claims using a “history and tradition” test.
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What James Madison thought about AR-15s
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. My most recent column considered the challenges involved in determining the legal rules created by the people who ratified and amended the Constitution, given that the answers lie so far in the past.
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Are judges good historians?
A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Three years ago in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, the Supreme Court announced a two-step test for Second Amendment challenges.
A Second Opinion
A SECOND OPINION
Learning from Second Amendment litigation
Updated on Sept. 10 at 10:53 a.m. A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.