Episode 33: The Gun Lobby's Courtship of the Supreme Court

Late last year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging a NY State firearm regulation under the Second Amendment—New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. This is the case that gun rights advocates have been waiting for and they are counting on the Supreme Court to deliver a blockbuster decision that radically expands the individual right to bear arms. Gun violence prevention advocates are bracing for the worst while hoping that the Court will be more circumspect in its decision. Christopher Wright Durocher speaks with Darrell Miller and Po Murray about how we got here and what the future may hold when the Supreme Court issues its decision later this year. ----------------- Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Senior Director for Policy and Program Guest: Darrell Miller Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law at Duke Law Guest: Po Murray, Chairperson of the Newtown Action Alliance Link: Supreme Court oral argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen Link: "Conservatives sound like anti-racists — when the cause is gun rights" by Darrell Miller Link: "Constitutional Conflict and Sensitive Places" by Darrell Miller Link: Gun Violence Prevention Groups Statement on the Need to Expand and Rebalance the Supreme Court Link: "Firearm Localism" by Joseph Blocher Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: [email protected] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2022.Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: [email protected] ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | LinkedIn | YouTube-----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t.-----------------Production House: Flint Stone MediaCopyright of American Constitution Society 2025.