Posted by
Gray Ghost on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:02:43 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts announced today that the Supreme Court would release its three remaining decisions tomorrow, Thursday, 6/26/08, beginning at 10 a.m., Eastern time.
This includes D.C. v. Heller, the Washington, D.C. gun-ban case that is examining the meaning of the Second Amendment, and whether a complete ban on any operable gun in a private home violates the constitutional rights of individual citizens.
Every news outlet on the planet is expected to cover the case in some fashion. Typically, the "Main Stream Media" reports on gun issues often have errors, spin, editorial mixed in with fact, and just plain lies. They should be taken with at least a grain of skepticism until a detailed analysis is available. The decision could be lengthy (perhaps 100 pages according to one knowledgeable party), and will take a certain amount of time to digest in its entirety.
The law firm of Akin Gump is predicting with a high degree of confidence that Justice Scalia will be the author of the principle opinion in the Heller decision. This alone says Heller won.