A Third Circuit ruling against an AR-15 ban adds pressure and a new legal contrast as the Supreme Court prepares to hear challenges to semiautomatic-rifle restr ...

A disputed historical quotation in a landmark Supreme Court ruling has helped shape challenges to gun restrictions for nearly ...

Justice Scalia incorrectly quoted an 18th-century legal scholar in a 2008 opinion — a decision with profound implications ...

A blockbuster Supreme Court appeal challenging a ban on AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles may be thrown into disarray by a ...

In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks ...

A Supreme Court showdown over AR-15 restrictions faces an unexpected procedural challenge weeks before oral arguments are ...

Cook County says the Supreme Court case challenging its ban on AR-15-style rifles would become moot if lead plaintiff Cutberto Viramontes is allowed to leave the lawsuit.

The lawsuit is predicated on the Supremacy Clause, Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes the ...