Kagan Declines to Discuss Gun Views, Says Heller and McDonald Are ‘Settled Law’

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan says that two recent Second Amendment cases are now “settled law” and that she will follow them if she is confirmed as a justice.

Her views on the two cases — District of Columbia v. Heller and the more recent McDonald v. City of Chicago More…

Gun Case Could Broaden Legal Basis for Wide Range of Rights

In announcing on Wednesday that it would review a case that asks whether individuals have a fundamental right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court did more than just step into a heated debate over gun control. Although McDonald v. City of Chicago is on its face More…