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    What is the Meaning of “In Common Use?”: Supreme Court to Decide Whether AR-15s Are Protected by the Second Amendment

    September 30, 2026By Maxwell Gregg

    The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states, in full, that “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”[i]  While this language has been a contentious source of debate and scrutiny,[ii] the interpretation of the […]

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    The Third-Party Doctrine’s Next Chapter: Geofence Warrants at the Supreme Court

    March 20, 2026By Maxwell Gregg

    The Supreme Court has agreed to determine the legality of a new type of warrant: the geofence warrant.[i]  A geofence warrant allows law enforcement to identify which cellphones were in a particular area at the time of a particular crime.[ii] For example, police have issued geofence warrants to determine which phones were within a certain […]

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    A Constitutional Time Bomb: Exploring the Future of Humphrey’s Executor

    October 14, 2025By Maxwell Gregg

    On September 22, 2025, The United States Supreme Court officially took up the question of whether to overturn its 1935 decision in Humphreys Executor v. United States.[i]  If overturned, Humphreys Executor will mark another precedential casualty of the Roberts Court.[ii]  To legal scholars, professors, and those that closely follow the Supreme Court, this upcoming showdown […]

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