Triggerfinger has done an exceptional job in gathering all the material he could on this case. Seegars v. Ashcroft is a case challenging D.C.'s almost total ban on firearms possession. It's the NRA's attempt to not be outdone by two lawyers from the Cato Institute & is inferior to the Cato lawyers case (Parker v D.C.) Both cases lost on the first go round. On Wednesday November 17th the Seegars v. Ashcroft appeal will be heard.
Triggerfinger &/or a friend will be live blogging the proceedings. Be sure to hit Triggerfinger's tip jar as the documents he provided did not come cheap.
Here are some more links for you on the subject (in roughly chronological order):
Parker vs DC: The Origins of Seegars vs Ashcroft
Cato Legal Scholars File Second Amendment Challenge to Washington, D.C. Gun Ban
More on DC gun challenge/ NRA donates to GMU
NRA launches lawsuit against DC gun ban that could interfere with the Cato Institutes lawsuit
Seegars v Ashcroft: The Complaint
Seegars v Ashcroft: The NRA seeks consolidation
CATO Attorneys to NRA: Butt Out! NRA Counsel Charged with Professional Misconduct & Damage to Case
D.C. Second Amendment Federal Court Hearing: Annotated Transcript of NRA Case Proceedings by Roy Lucas (This was done a few weeks before Mr' Lucas' death.)
Seegars v Ashcroft: Oral Arguments
OK, I'm LIVID! (Kevin of The Smallest Minority isn't happy with the NRA's oral arguments)
Seegars v Ashcroft: There can be only one... with Standing
Seegars vs Ashcroft: Does the 2nd Amendment reach the Capital?
Seegars v Ashcroft: A collective right?
Good News On The DC Second Amendment Case
Posted by Publicola at November 17, 2004 01:06 AMNote: My contact will be at the hearing but has not indicated that he or she will be liveblogging it. I'll get an eyewitness account afterward, but not necessarily live.
Posted by: TriggerFinger at November 17, 2004 10:08 AM