In United States v. Rahimi, 61 F.4th 443 (5th Cir. 2023), the Fifth Circuit held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), criminalizing firearm possession by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order, was facially unconstitutional in light of N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, — U.S. –, 142 S. Ct. 2111 … Read more
Monday’s post, titled Supreme Court Keeps the Faith, discussed the Court’s distaste for “faithless electors.” In two 7-2 rulings today, the Court took its distaste for the faithless to a new level, ruling labor and health laws largely do not apply to religious organizations. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, two teachers sued the Catholic … Read more
Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court in today’s Chiafalo v. Washington, Justice Kagan upheld a state’s power to not just replace — but also to punish — “faithless electors.” Such electors refuse to cast their Electoral College ballots for the presidential candidate the voters of their state selected. The Electoral College is, of course, an … Read more