Welcome to the Best Emerson Site on the Web! E-mail your Emerson questions and Join the Emerson E-mail List here! HOT: EMERSON WAS CONVICTED AT TRIAL IN TEXAS FOLLOWING A DENIAL OF HIS APPEAL BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL WERE FILED AND APPEALS ARE EXPECTED! ! ! HOT: EMERSON DEFENSE FUND CONTINUES! ! ! (8/05/02) 1. Media Coverage of New Trial. Abilene Reporter-News (10/08/02) Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (10/08/02) San Angelo Standard-Times (8/03/02) Abline Reporter-News (8/03/02) NEW: The very latest Emerson News. Includes Supreme Court Coverage and Rehearing Appeals. (Updated Often) 10/16/01: The decision is finally in. Case # 99-10331. The majority (Garwood wrote, DeMoss signed onto it) found the Second Amendment is an individual right, but reversed and remanded the Emerson case. As expected, Parker in a minority opinion did not want to support the Second Amendment. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction in Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas. READ THE 5th CIRCUIT DECISION HERE! ! ! READ CCRKBA RELEASE ON DECISION HERE! ! ! REVIEW GOVERNMENT'S STINGING DISTRICT COURT DEFEAT HERE! ! More on the judges: William Garwood (Reagan), Harold DeMoss, Jr. (Bush), & Robert Parker (Clinton). Judge Garwood in U.S. v. Lopez (Fifth Circuit) referred to the Second Amendment as, "this orphan of the Bill of Rights may be something of a brooding omnipresence here" in Footnote 46. the U.S. Supreme Court noted Garwood's Comments in U.S. v. Lopez. E-mail your Emerson questions and Join the Emerson E-mail List here! A. MEDIA COVERAGE OF APPEAL B. Briefs Supporting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms! C. Anti-Gun Briefs by the Government and others! D. Reseach, Analysis & Court Documents on Emerson E. All Briefs and information on Emerson (long page) The initial decision was a great victory! The Second Amendment Viewed As The Founding Fathers Intended! 1. Click here to view a SUMMARY of the initial decision. 2. News on Original Emerson Decision. 3. View AMENDED opinion in html with hyperlinks. 4. ORIGINAL SOURCE FILES. REQUIRES ACROBAT READER. Download free Acrobat Reader Now! A. Click here for the AMENDED opinion. B. Judgment. C. District Court of Northern Texas Homepage. E-mail your Emerson questions and Join the Emerson E-mail List here! 6. Biography of Judge Sam R. Cummings Year of Birth: 1944 Began Service: 1987 Appointed By: President Ronald Reagan Education: Texas Tech University 1967 BBA with high honors; Baylor University School of Law 1970 JD, cum laude Legal Practice: Partner, Culton, Morgan, Britain & White, Amarillo 1970 - 1987 Current Memberships: State Bar of Texas and Texas Bar Foundation Professional: Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Copyright © 2003 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. All Rights Reserved. CCRKBA Liberty Park 12500 N.E. Tenth Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425-454-4911 Fax: 425-451-3959 Toll Free: 800-426-4302 email: www@ccrkba.org