Tag Archives: McDonald v. Chicago
Dobbs Sentences #30: Part II A 2
Paragraph 6 of 9 Sentence 1 of 2 The first sentence of the next paragraph contains two claims: “Timbs and McDonald concerned the question whether the Fourteenth Amendment protects rights that are expressly set out in the Bill of Rights, and it would be anomalous if similar historical support were not required when a putative […]
Dobbs Sentences #29: Part II A 2
Paragraph 5 of 9 Sentence 3 of 3 The next sentence is also a single claim, and it’s presented a little dramatically: “Only then did the opinion conclude that “the Framers and ratifiers of the Fourteenth Amendment counted the right to keep and bear arms among those fundamental rights necessary to our system of ordered […]
Dobbs Sentences #28: Part II A 2
Paragraph 5 of 9 Sentence 2 of 3 The next sentence is packed with references: “The lead opinion surveyed the origins of the Second Amendment, the debates in Congress about the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, the state constitutions in effect when that Amendment was ratified (at least 22 of the 37 States protected the […]
Dobbs Sentences #27: Part II A 2
Paragraph 5 of 9 Sentence 1 of 3 The next paragraph starts with a sentence that contains two claims: “A similar inquiry was undertaken in McDonald, which held that the Fourteenth Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.” Here are the two claims: Since this is the topic sentence, the claims made here […]
Dobbs Sentences #26: Part II A 2
Paragraph 4 of 9 Sentence 2 of 2 The next sentence is only one claim, but it contains a number of elements: “In concluding that the Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines is “fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty” and “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition,” 586 U. S., at ___ (slip […]
Dobbs Sentences #8: Part II A 1
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 3 of 6 The next sentence involves ideas that will take some investigation at some point. For now I’ll just make sure they are what they say they are. “Another was that the right was rooted in the First, Fourth, or Fifth Amendment, or in some combination of those provisions, […]
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