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In November 2023 we discussed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to strike down a Biden-era firearm regulation concerning “ghost guns,” concluding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)...more
The Supreme Court decided two cases today, continuing the release of opinions on which the Court is not deeply divided. The tougher ones are yet to come....more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: Barrett v. United States, No. 24-5774: A jury convicted Dwayne Barrett of robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, which prohibits...more
On January 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark opinion in Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), holding that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), which...more
It is instructive to review the Supreme Court’s record in its most recent term, concentrating on regulatory and administrative law cases, which are usually back-burner issues. But not this term....more
You might think the laws of King Edward I of England (1239-1307), George Washington’s whisky distillery, and an 1807 “Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy” have little to do with the federal criminal code of 2024. And you...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following four decisions: BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, No. 19-1189: Congress has commanded that generally, an order remanding a case back to...more