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Quon Topside Brief Filed

Today, the Petitioner’s Brief and Joint Appendix were filed in City of Ontario, et al. v. Quon, et al., No. 08-1332. The Quon case involves the issue of whether the search of a government-issued text-messaging pager used by a SWAT member to send and receive hundreds of personal messages violates the Fourth Amendment right to unreasonable searches [...]

Does the Right to Bear Arms Apply to the States?

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:14-05:00November 17th, 2009|Tags: Joint Appendix, McDonald v. City of Chicago, Merits Brief, No. 08-1521, Privileges and Immunities Clause, Second Amendment|

Yesterday, the Petitioner’s merits brief and joint appendix were filed in perhaps the most watched case of this young Supreme Court Term. In McDonald v. City of Chicago, No. 08-1521, the Court will determine whether the Second Amendment right to bear arms is applicable against the states. The case has drawn notable interest from both [...]