U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
May 17, 2021
Supreme Court gun case could cause seismic shifts
A case on the court’s docket for the 2021 term raises potentially far-reaching constitutional issues with obvious implications for the future of gun regulations in an American society racked by a gun-violence epidemic.
Glenn C. Smith
Professor
California Western School of Law
Glenn teaches constitutional law and a Supreme Court decision-making seminar at California Western School of Law and with the University of California, San Diego Political Science Department. He is the principal co-author of "Constitutional Law for Dummies" [John Wiley & Sons, Inc.]. His monthly "Constitutional Context" audio podcasts are hosted by SDSU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (and available by app from I-Tunes and other major service providers).
The U.S. Supreme Court's late-April decision to grant review next term to New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Beach (20-843) is the latest example of "never say never" at the nation's highest tribunal. Beach raises potentially far-reaching constitutional issues with obvious implications for the future of gun regulations in an American society racked by a gun-violence epidemic. And the controversy illustrat...
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