From Law Reviews to Law of the Land: Sandy Levinson, the Second Amendment, and the Making of D. C. v. Heller
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Authors
Tanis, Patrick
Issue Date
2009
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
This project is divided broadly into six sections. The first section chronicles the
jurisprudence of the high court from United States v. Miller to the late 1980s. The next
section analyzes and places into context the work of Levinson and Amar, while also
tracking the impact of their thoughts on the legal community and popular discussion of
the topic. The next section shows the jurisprudential track leading to the decision of the
high court in D. C. v. Heller. This is done by viewing the work of sitting Supreme Court
Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas in pushing the issue, countervailing
opinions on the Second Amendment issued by the Fifth and Ninth Circuit Courts, as well
as the push from the Bush Administration and how Tribe switched allegiances in this
debate. The subsequent section analyzes the opinion in D.C. v. Heller, discusses the
reactions to the decision by Levinson, Amar, and Tribe, and summarizes the state of the
Second Amendment today. The final section looks at the future of Second Amendment
legal thought and jurisprudence, and the ramifications of all of this for the American
people.
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iv, 56 p.
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