1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Supreme Court Cert Grant Creates Uncertainty in Post-Heller World: Part II February 14, 2019 As discussed in Part I of this two-part Sidebar, the Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in New York Stat
2、e Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York, agreeing to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) upholding New York Citys effective prohibition on the transportation of certain licensed firearms to locations outside the City. While Part I d
3、iscusses the Second Circuits ruling vis-a-vis the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, this part examines two other constitutional issues that the Second Circuit considered and that the Supreme Court has agreed to review: (1) whether New York Citys licensing scheme runs afoul of the Commerce C
4、lause by discriminating against interstate commerce; and (2) whether the licensing scheme violates the constitutional right to travel. Although much of the discussion surrounding the case has focused on the Second Amendment, a decision on the Commerce Clause or right-to-travel-issues could have sign
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