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What if no lower court judges participate in a "Second Amendment Revolution"

By Douglas A. Berman

Thanks to How Appealing, I saw this article in the latest issue of the Harvard Law Record headlined "Profs: District of Columbia v. Heller is a 'Second Amendment Revolution.'"  Here is how the piece begins: Calling the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller a "Second Amendment revolution," Profession Cass Sunstein '78 declared in a panel discussion about the landmark Supreme Court decision on Tuesday, November 18.  Sunstein was joined by fellow HLS Professor Lani Guinier and Yale Law School Professors Akhil Amar and Reva Siegel. The panel was sponsored by the Harvard Law Review, whose November 2008 issue focuses on Heller, which struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns.  Sunstein stated, "For better or for worse, there has been a sea change with respect to the right to bear arms comparable to civil rights, sex discrimination, and gay rights...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).