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Updated 11/04/02
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)ASHCROFT'S MEMO: EMERSON-SECOND AMENDMENT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MEMO! ! ! (Posted 11/04/02)
EMERSON U.S. SUPREME COURT INFORMATION! ! !
1. Petition for Writ of Certiorari.
2. A. Government's Response Admitting that the Second Amendment is an individual right. PDF format. REQUIRES ACROBAT READER to Read PDF files.
Download free Acrobat Reader Now!B. Government Admits "individual right" again in the Haney Case Response here. PDF format.
3. View latest Emerson Media Coverage here!
4. Status of Case (Showing Cert. Denied) from the U.S. Supreme Court Website.
5. Stephen P. Halbrook Response to VPC letter.
6. VPC Anti-gun letter to DOJ.
In other Supreme Court news, the highest court overturned a Fifth Circuit case on allowing felons to restore their right to own a gun. The case is Bean v. U.S. (B.A.T.F!).
Click here for the Bean Case page.
Emerson's two appeals for rehearing in the Fifth Circuit were declined, prompting the Supreme Court Appeal.
1. 3-Judge Panel (Same 3 judges)
2. En Banc (All active 5th Circuit judges. Garwood has option to join.)
HOT: SAF LAUNCHES EMERSON DEFENSE FUND AS DR. EMERSON IS APPEALING! ! ! (11/07/01)
Flashback: Anti-Emerson Press Conference on C-SPAN (8/29/01)
READ THE 5th CIRCUIT DECISION HERE! ! !
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NEW: The very latest Emerson News (Updated Often)
NEW: MEDIA COVERAGE OF APPEAL (Updated Often)
Debunking the "Collective" view with the Courts (04/12/01)
Stupid Quotes on Emerson Case (03/21/01)
EMERSON ARTICLE: Ashcroft Defends Individual Right, But Emerson Prosecutor Holds To Collective (03/07/01)
UPDATED! A. SOURCE USED IN ANTI-FREEDOM EMERSON BRIEFS SOUNDLY REFUTED BY FACTS! ! ! (5/01/02)
B. U.S. v. FICKE CASE POSTED (03/02/01)
C. DR. EMERSON'S SIGNED BATF FORM 4473! (2/12/01)
D. VIEW THE ORIGINAL EMERSON RESTRAINING ORDER THAT STARTED IT ALL! ! ! ! (1/04/01)
E. Another Fifth Circuit Case Could Impact Emerson Decision! ! !
F. DR. EMERSON NOT GUILTY IN STATE COURT!
G. Latest Incident Proves Potential Abuses As Shown in Emerson Case!
H. 8th CIRCUIT DECISION COULD HELP IN EMERSON APPEAL
I. Summary of Appeals Court Oral Arguments - The good and the bad.
Bonus: Proof Al Gore's Justice Dep't Claimed Americans Have No Right to Keep and Bear Arms! ! ! !
J. Potomac Institute's Amicus Brief and related materials on Emerson. (Anti-gun site)
K. Even More Information/Debates on the Right to Keep & Bear Arms!
M. Laurence Tribe beginning to see Second Amendment as an Individual Right!
N. CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LAW REVIEW ARTICLES ON GUNS & THE SECOND AMENDMENT!
P. Guns and the Constitution by Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law School
Q. MORE News on Original Emerson Decision
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PRO-GUN OWNERSHIP BRIEFS
THESE GROUPS SUPPORT THE
SECOND AMENDMENT AS THE
FOUNDING FATHERS DRAFTED ITB. Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Brief.
C.1. SAF's Brief. C.2. Author David Young's letter to SAF on Emerson
D. Independence Institute's Brief.
E. Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership and Independent Women's Forum Brief.
F. Gun Owner Foundation's Brief.
G. Congress of Racial Equality's Brief.
H. Ethan Allen Institute and Heartland Institute's Brief.
J. Texas Justice Foundation's Brief.
K. Texas State Rifle Association's Brief.
L. Academics for the Second Amendment's Brief.
M. Law Enforcement Alliance of America's amicus Brief.
N. NRA Brief.
P. The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys' amicus brief - Does not mention the Second Amendment, but supports Mr. Emerson.
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ANTI-GUN OWNERSHIP BRIEFS
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THESE
ANTI-GUN ORGANIZATIONS CLAIM THAT THE
SECOND AMENDMENT NO LONGER EXISTS
A. NEW! Government's Reply Brief 1/27/2000.C. Center to Prevent Handgun Violence/Handgun Control's Brief.
D. Potomac Institute's Brief and Related Materials on Emerson.
F. Domestic Violence Network Brief.
H. Education Fund to End Handgun Violence Brief in PDF format.
ADDITIONAL EMERSON INFORMATION
a. Potomac Institute's Amicus Brief and related materials on Emerson.
c. Laurence Tribe beginning to see Second Amendment as an Individual Right!
d. CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LAW REVIEW ARTICLES ON GUNS & THE SECOND AMENDMENT!
E-mail your Emerson questions and Join the Emerson E-mail List here!
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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. Column on Emerson: Guns and the Constitution by Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law School.
3. More News on Original Emerson Decision.
4. View the decision in html files with hyperlinks.
A. Click here to view AMENDED opinion.
5. ORIGINAL SOURCE FILES.
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A. Click here for the AMENDED opinion.
B. Judgment.
C. District Court of Northern Texas Homepage.RETURN TO EMERSON'S MAIN PAGE!
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 SpecializationE-mail your Emerson questions and Join the Emerson E-mail List here!