College of Law Faculty Scholarship
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Northwestern University Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2008
Abstract
The Supreme Court's recent decision in District of Columbia v. Heller not only established an individual right to gun ownership, but also overturned - by a 9-0 margin - lower-court caselaw based on a "collective right" interpretation of the Second Amendment. This article looks at how Heller is likely to fare in the lower courts, based on experience with other recent Supreme Court decisions, and incorporates new scholarship on decision rules and the so-called "new doctrinalism."
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Glenn and Denning, Brannon, "Heller's Future in the Lower Courts" (2008). College of Law Faculty Scholarship. 222.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/utk_lawpubl/222