Constitutional Law

Cross petition for cert. in Parker/Heller denied

Orders here. This was the cross-petition by the Shelly Parker and the others whom the DC Circuit held had no standing to sue, under the Circuit's quite narrow case law (which is applicable to gun cases only; any other challenge is judged with a very broad test of standing). The Circuit held that one plaintiff, Dick Heller, had standing since he had applied for a pistol permit and been turned down.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on July 01, 2008 (boomark / email).