Episode 35 | AR-15s at the Supreme Court: The Second Amendment's Next Test
The Second Amendment revival of the last 15 years has not yet answered a question that affects at least 1 in every 20 American adults: do Americans have a constitutional right to possess AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles? The Supreme Court will finally answer that question this term in Viramontes v. Cook County.
Professor Joel Alicea – who is part of the litigation team taking Viramontes to the Supreme Court! – joins hosts Ilan Wurman and Joshua Kleinfeld to break down the issues.
Joel, Josh, and Ilan trace the development of Second Amendment doctrine from Heller to the present and dig into…
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