Professor Rosenthal published an opinion piece entitled “Attack on Chicago’s handgun ban could undo a winning police tactic” in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the limitations of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Professor Rosenthal wrote that “support for gun-control laws has waned, and politicians fear gun-rights advocates as never before. Yet the case for
Professor Rosenthal will be one of the panelists on American Bar Association program: “Beyond Gun Control: McDonald v. City of Chicago and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights.” Other panelist will include Michael Kent Curtis, Judge Donald L. Smith Professor in Constitutional and Public Law at Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, N.C., and
Professor Rosenthal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in McDonald v. City of Chicago, a case in which the Court will decide whether the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms applies to state and local governments. The brief argues that the
Article in the Chicago Tribune, entitled “The end of the Chicago handgun ban,” includes a quote from Professor Ronald Rotunda. The article discusses the current handgun ban in Chicago. Professor Rotunda believes that there is only a 1 in 5 chance of the handgun ban surviving in the city. Read more…
Professor Rosenthal filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in McDonald v. City of Chicago, an appeal presenting the question whether the right to bear arms found in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution applies to state and
Professor Ronald Rotunda was mentioned in an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune addressing handgun bans entitled, “Chicago defies forgotten 2nd Amendment.” In the piece, the author, Steve Chapman, stated, “There is no reason to think the justices would exempt the 2nd Amendment from that rule. Ronald Rotunda, a constitutional scholar at Chapman University law school,
Professor Mario Mainero was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times entitled, “Orange County sheriff’s crackdown on gun permits comes under fire.” Professor Mainero commented on Supervisor Chris Norby’s resolution to concealed gun permits, stating “Even if the board approved Norby’s resolution, there is little chance that it would be binding on the
Adjunct Professor C.D. “Chuck” Michel was interviewed for an article appearing in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The article, “Gun Rights Warrior Fights for NRA in California,” chronicles Professor Michel’s legal career and his work in the field of firearms law. After opening his own practice, Professor Michel represented the California Rifle and Pistol Association
Adjunct Professor C.D. Michael has published an op-ed in Courier News (IL), entitled “The right to keep arms – and bear lawsuits.” In the piece, he observed that “In overturning Washington, D.C.’s near absolute ban on handguns, the Supreme Court settled one long-running — it last visited the Second Amendment in 1939 — constitutional dispute, but
Dean John Eastman was quoted in an article in San Francisco Chronicle, entitled “Rights, arms and the man,” which discussed the recent United States Supreme Court decision overturning Washington DC’s handgun ban. Dean Eastman found it ironic that the four dissenting justices relied on an interpretation of the framers’ original intent – when they don’t