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Amicus briefs in Chicago case
Amicus briefs have been filed at the cert. stage (i.e., asking the Supreme Court to take the case, not directly arguing who should win, which can be briefed later if the Court does take it) have been filed. In pdf form, here are:
The brief of 33 States, authored by the Texas Attorney General. (I note the AZ atty gen did NOT sign on, don't believe he signed onto the Heller State amicus, either).
The separate brief of California, authored by AG Edmund "Jerry" Brown. (A friend who knows him pretty well says, BTW, that while he's on the liberal left, it's not a campaign ploy; he's never seen much sense to gun control).
The brief for Institute for Justice and Cato Institute.
Alan Gura says there is also a brief from Gun Owners of America, but it's not yet online.
Hat tip to reader Alice Beard....
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Opposition to cert (Chicago) and the opposition Amici are not due yet.
-Gene
The GOF brief (and the others) are on the chicagoguncase.com website.
I doubt Jerry Brown is filing a brief because he dislikes gun control, but to help bolster the "common sense" (his words in the brief) regulations CA has, including an AWB and the currently under challenge "approved handgun" list.
Or at least try to get some heat off his back. The CA political class is dominated by people wanting as much gun-cotrol, common-sense or no, as they can force down throats. Jerry may not be leading the charge, but he has plenty of people out there already doing what he likes.
Hopefully this move will backfire onto him.
I'm in CA and have noticed we seem to do better (fewer restrictions)under Dem Govs than Rep Govs. Dukmejian signed the AWB, Reagan banned open carry, Wilson seemed to sign every gun control bill that crossed his desk. Arnie thinks that "moderate" means splitting the baby, signing half, vetoing half, giving some good, some bad when moderate really means "resisting extremism."
Gray Davis told the Assembly to not send him any gun control bills. Like it or not, if Jerry Brown wants to be our friend, well, I'm a one issue voter and he just might get my vote.
Has any state (other than Illinois obviously) filed asking the Supreme Court to not take the case?