My Benefactor Going to the Supreme Court

Glenn Reynolds and his wife, Helen, interview Bob Levy on the Supreme Court's decision to hear DCs gun ban case. Dr. Levy is the man who is the driving force behind this case, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and the guy who is responsible for my Levy Fellowship. Without his generosity, I would not be in law school right now.

Here's the interview:

The Glenn and Helen Show: Bob Levy on the Supreme Court and the D.C. Gun Ban Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the D.C. gun ban case, and we caught up with Bob Levy, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and the moving force behind the case, on Tuesday morning just before the Court's announcement. We talk about the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court, and the case's likely influence on the 2008 elections, as well as why Levy bucked the advice of many to put this case in motion.

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Here is more on the Supreme Court case:

BIG SECOND AMENDMENT NEWS: "The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether handguns can be banned in the nation's capital, a case that could produce its first ruling in nearly 70 years on the right of Americans to bear arms."

Lots of background information on the Second Amendment here, and there's some discussion of this particular case here -- scroll down toward the end. (It starts at p. 347 in the journal, or p. 14 in your Adobe reader.)

UPDATE: More at SCOTUSBlog. And here's a copy of the order. The question is phrased as follows: “Whether the following provisions — D.C. Code secs. 7-2502.02(a)(4), 22-4504(a), and 7-2507.02 — violate the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state-regulated militia, but who wish to keep handguns and other firearms for private use in their homes?”

More great coverage on this case in the ABA Journal, SCOTUS Blog, and Cato@Liberty.