February 25, 2010

POS 359--The Current Supreme Court Term
In class today, Thursday 2/25, we went over the City of Chicago brief in the McDonald case. We looked at issues that included the nature of the asserted fundamental right, the characterization of the rules as a "ban", the question of states' rights as affected by incorporation, and the possible attempts to gain Justice Kennedy's attention. The assignment for Tuesday March 16 (when we reconvene after Spring Break) is to read the transcript of the oral argument of the March 2 hearing in the McDonald case.
I have that you have a safe and enjoyable break.