Videos tagged with Equal Protection
This video from Guns & Gadgets discusses the Trump administration's Department of Justice considering a ban on firearm purchases for individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The analysis highlights significant constitutional concerns, drawing parallels to historical discriminatory laws like Jim Crow. The speaker, a constitutional advocate, emphasizes that such a policy would violate due process and equal protection rights, arguing that actions, not diagnoses, should determine firearm eligibility.
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state's assault weapon ban (PICA) in a 4-3 decision, reversing a lower court's ruling. The court found that the plaintiffs did not properly challenge the ban on Second Amendment grounds, instead focusing on equal protection claims. Separately, a First Amendment amicus brief filed by the channel's host and others was successful, leading the government to withdraw a motion for a gag order in the CRS Firearms case.
This video from Guns & Gadgets discusses a federal court ruling declaring Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's COVID-19 orders unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV found that restrictions on gathering sizes and business operations violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The ruling emphasizes that constitutional liberties cannot be suspended, even during emergencies, and the state plans to appeal.











