Looks Like Hoffmang is right, heller next week

[aileron]

Heller wasn't released today. So its next week for us. More waiting.

Tom Goldstein -

For Heller fans, the correct count for March is that two cases remain -- Rothgery (involving the right to counsel) and Heller -- and Justices Scalia and Souter have not yet written in that sitting.

Tom Goldstein -

The next opinion day is Monday. There will certainly be one or possibly two additional opinion days next week. Wednesday and Thursday are most likely.

[M. Sage]

Shhh, you'll just make him harder to deal with.

[Pvt. Cowboy]

If Scalia and Souter are the two justices remaining who haven't yet finished their opinions in Heller, all I can say is that this worries me.

[USN CHIEF]

I will light a candle of the virgin Mary for this to be a favorable decision....

[sniperzeb308]

What will or can we do if a majority of people don't like the decision. How will the country react if they rule that we don't have a 2nd ammendment right but that they have ruled that terrorist have as much or more rights then Americans?
What legal recourse can we take if we don't like the decision?

[tango-52]

If Scalia and Souter are the two justices remaining who haven't yet finished their opinions in Heller, all I can say is that this worries me.

I think that what they were saying is that those two haven't been the lead writer for opinions (majority or minority) in any cases from March, not that they were waiting for those two to finish their individual opinions.

[RomanDad]

If Scalia and Souter are the two justices remaining who haven't yet finished their opinions in Heller, all I can say is that this worries me.

No... It means there are two cases from the MARCH session that have not yet been released, and two justices have not yet written opinions for any of the cases heard in March... Meaning its fairly likely (but not CERTAIN), that each of them will write one of the remaining opinions.

Meaning there is nearly a 50% chance Scalia is writing Heller.

[RomanDad]

What will or can we do if a majority of people don't like the decision. How will the country react if they rule that we don't have a 2nd ammendment right but that they have ruled that terrorist have as much or more rights then Americans?
What legal recourse can we take if we don't like the decision?

Only recourse: Constitutional Amendment.

[GJJ]

Other recourse: non compliance and/or active resistance.

(I am just saying...)

[Pvt. Cowboy]

No... It means there are two cases from the MARCH session that have not yet been released, and two justices have not yet written opinions for any of the cases heard in March...

I hope that's right, because Justice Souter wrote two opinions today shortly after what we're talking about was written.

[Subvertz]

I hope that's right, because Justice Souter wrote two opinions today shortly after what we're talking about was written.

That sounds promising....

[RomanDad]

I hope that's right, because Justice Souter wrote two opinions today shortly after what we're talking about was written.

Were they from the March session of the Court?
[Edit- Released Chamber of Commerce this morning-]

[Pvt. Cowboy]

Were they from the March session of the Court?
[Edit- Released Chamber of Commerce this morning-]

That I don't know. I've really only been following Heller. Even though I admit that I should be educating myself on all of SCOTUS's rulings like a good citizen, I just have little interest in cases like "Topeka KS Board of Realtors v. Kansas State Public Employee Retirement System".

[bulgron]

Other recourse: non compliance and/or active resistance.

(I am just saying...)

Widespread civil disobedience got prohibition repealed.

If every gun owner in America refused to turn in their arms, and demanded to be arrested and then also demanded their trial, the judicial system would break under the load.

But of course even a bad ruling on Heller wouldn't result in instant confiscation. That would come over time, little by little, so as to not enrage America.

But I don't think we'll get a bad decision on Heller, so there's no point in thinking about unhappy things until we have to.

[RomanDad]

Widespread civil disobedience got prohibition repealed.

If every gun owner in America refused to turn in their arms, and demanded to be arrested and then also demanded their trial, the judicial system would break under the load.

But of course even a bad ruling on Heller wouldn't result in instant confiscation. That would come over time, little by little, so as to not enrage America.

Relax... The lower courts have held for 70 years that the 2nd is a "collective right" and aside from a few hiccups here and there, we still have guns, there hasnt been any "confiscation", and 75% of the people LIKE IT THAT WAY.

That I don't know. I've really only been following Heller. Even though I admit that I should be educating myself on all of SCOTUS's rulings like a good citizen, I just have little interest in cases like "Topeka KS Board of Realtors v. Kansas State Public Employee Retirement System".

I was going to start a thread on "Corn Products Refining v Commissioner of Internal Revenue"... Just a fascinating case on the accounting of future capital assets... Are you saying you wont participate?