Printz v. United States - Today In Supreme Court History

<p>Today on Legalese, we add a new video to my series: “Today In Supreme Court History”</p> <p>This latest installment<em> </em>looks at the landmark case of Printz v. United States.</p> <p>We call it “Today” in Supreme Court history because it was on this day in 1996 that oral arguments for this case were heard by the Supreme Court; as two of our Nation’s finest litigators squared off.</p> <p>Stephen Halbrook, representing Sherriff Printz and Sherriff Mack argues as the petitioner.</p> <p>Walter J Dellinger III represented the United States as the respondent.</p> <p>The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill) required "local chief law enforcement officers" (CLEOs) to perform background-checks on prospective handgun purchasers, until such time as the Attorney General establishes a federal system for this purpose. County sheriffs Jay Printz and Richard Mack, separately challenged the constitutionality of this interim provision of the Brady Bill on behalf of CLEOs in Montana and Arizona respectively.</p> <p>This case became a landmark in defining the meaning and scope of the anti-commandeering doctrine.</p> <p>Legalese is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/898/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Full Case Brief</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1996/95-1478" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Oral Arguments Audio and Transcript</a></li> <li><a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/521/898/#tab-opinion-1960202" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Syllabus</a></li> <li><a href="https://constitutionallaw.substack.com/publish/post/89147047" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">My Condensed Case Brief</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Follow &amp; Support</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://legaleseshow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Show Homep