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University of Tennessee College of Law

2008

Constitutional law

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Heller's Future In The Lower Courts, Glenn Reynolds, Brannon Denning Jan 2008

Heller's Future In The Lower Courts, Glenn Reynolds, Brannon Denning

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in District of Columbia v. Heller not only established an individual right to gun ownership, but also overturned - by a 9-0 margin - lower-court caselaw based on a "collective right" interpretation of the Second Amendment. This article looks at how Heller is likely to fare in the lower courts, based on experience with other recent Supreme Court decisions, and incorporates new scholarship on decision rules and the so-called "new doctrinalism."


Heller's Future In The Lower Courts, Glenn Harlan Reynolds Jan 2008

Heller's Future In The Lower Courts, Glenn Harlan Reynolds

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in District of Columbia v. Heller not only established an individual right to gun ownership, but also overturned - by a 9-0 margin - lower-court caselaw based on a "collective right" interpretation of the Second Amendment. This article looks at how Heller is likely to fare in the lower courts, based on experience with other recent Supreme Court decisions, and incorporates new scholarship on decision rules and the so-called "new doctrinalism."