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ACI Legal Briefs: United States v. Rahimi
June 4, 2024Supreme Court Watch Argued November 7, 2023 Question Presented Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders, facially violate the Second Amendment? Statement of Facts and Procedural History Zackey Rahimi was convicted of possessing…
Merchant Category Codes—The Next Second Amendment Battlefield
March 1, 2024The fight over new Merchant Category Codes (“MCC”) specific to firearms businesses has been in the headlines quite a bit over the last few months. This Common Sense Paper will explain the issues surrounding MCCs and put these issues in the context of the broader…
The Supreme Court Hears a New Second Amendment Case
February 6, 2024In terms of constitutional law, jurisprudence regarding the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms is still relatively new. In 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller, in which it decided that the Second Amendment did, in fact, protect…