Recently, I came upon a reference book containing summaries of every single Second Amendment case in American history - and there aren't many of them.
Mr. Cohen objected to that analysis, saying, "This is not a 10th Amendment case."
The Supreme Court has not decided a Second Amendment case since 1939.
The ruling involves a Fourth Amendment case, the requirement of obtaining a valid warrant in searches by law enforcement.
Terry set precedent for a wide assortment of Fourth Amendment cases.
Levinson's opinions on Constitutional Law have been reported in the media including his opinions about Second Amendment cases.
It is not itself a Fourth Amendment case, it is a 14th Amendment case.
In three important Fourth Amendment cases last term, the court gave similarly mixed messages.
The question, as in any Fourth Amendment case, was whether the seizure was "reasonable" under the circumstances.
This new case is the fourth significant Fourth Amendment case the court has agreed to review in the new term.