High Court Set for Packed Term: ; Gun Rights, Animal Cruelty, International Child Custody Cases Take Center Stage
Sunday Gazette-Mail › October 05, 2009
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The U.S. Supreme Court's new term begins Monday. Here are highlights of some high-profile cases the justices will take up.
* Guns: The Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms has never been held to apply to state and local laws restricting guns. The court is taking up a challenge to a handgun ban in Chicago to decide whether this right, like many others in the Bill of Rights, acts to restrict state and local laws or only federal statutes. If the court sides with gun rights supporters, lawsuits to overturn all manner of gun control laws are likely.See the full content of this document
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High Court Set for Packed Term: ; Gun Rights, Animal Cruelty, International Child Custody Cases Take Center Stage
* Animal cruelty videos: A 1999 federal law bars depictions of acts of animal cruelty, including pit bull fights. A federal appeals court overturned a Virginia man's conviction and struck down the law because it impermissibly restricted his First Amendment rights. The Obama admin...
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