Joe wrote: > > What 1937 property law/decision is Chermerinsky referring to? > > I think he was referring to: > > West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937) > > and > > United States v. Carolene Products (1938) > > which presumes constitutionality of laws regulating commerce but which > included some limitations in "Footnote Four". > > But you can tell that Chermerinsky is really blowing smoke when he > mentions, "all government economic regulations are upheld so long as they > are reasonable". It is too far a stretch to suggest that gun control > legislation is "economic regulation".
Was Chemerinsky on any of the briefs filed in the lower court? IIRC, not much was made of rational basis test on either economic or criminal violence protections, but I hear more of this chatter now that the case is on the Supremes docket. I wonder if such a test will be their Hail Mary play. Guy Smith Author, Gun Facts [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.GunFacts.info _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
