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The Peculiar Story Of United States V. Miller, Brian L. Frye
The Peculiar Story Of United States V. Miller, Brian L. Frye
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On April 18, 1938, the Arkansas and Oklahoma state police stopped Jack Miller and Frank Layton, two washed-up Oklahoma bank robbers. Miller and Layton had an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, so the police arrested them for violating the National Firearms Act (“NFA”). Surprisingly, the district court dismissed the charges, holding the NFA violates the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court reversed in United States v. Miller, holding the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to keep and bear a sawed-off shotgun as a matter of law.
Seventy years later, Miller remains the only Supreme Court opinion construing the Second Amendment. …
The Limits Of Cross-Examination, Richard H. Underwood
The Limits Of Cross-Examination, Richard H. Underwood
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In this article, the author compiles the history and methodology of cross-examination from ancient Greece to the modern era. The reality and ethics of cross-examination are explored through anecdotes and detailed histories.