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Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
4 senses
A weapon. The Second Amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear such items.
A weapon. The Second Amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear such items.
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A mechanical device such as a robotic arm used in manufacturing. A security interest may continue in the device after it becomes an accession or fixture.
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A transaction between parties with no special relationship. Such dealings are treated as ordinary commercial bargains without donative intent or overreaching.
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Jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant based on contacts with the forum state. The presence of property alone does not automatically confer such jurisdiction.
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A mechanical device such as a robotic arm used in manufacturing. A security interest may continue in the device after it becomes an accession or fixture.
A transaction between parties with no special relationship. Such dealings are treated as ordinary commercial bargains without donative intent or overreaching.
Jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant based on contacts with the forum state. The presence of property alone does not automatically confer such jurisdiction.
Each sense below has its own examples, sources, and questions.
Adam Anderson purchases a handgun for self-defense at his residence. State police attempt to confiscate it under a new registration law. The court holds that the Second Amendment prevents the infringement on Anderson's ability to keep the weapon.
Angela Acosta lives with extended relatives in a single home. The city enforces an ordinance limiting household composition. The court analyzes whether the restriction infringes protected liberties including the right to keep and bear arms as part of the broader liberty interest.
Aisha Ahmed challenges a statute banning certain weapons. The court considers whether the restriction falls within the liberty protected by due process, referencing the right to keep and bear arms among other enumerated guarantees.
The amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms. Courts apply the text to contemporary weapons while recognizing historical limitations on dangerous or unusual arms.
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Amber Alonzo alleges that a pharmaceutical caused limb reduction defects in her child. Experts testify about the drug's effects on development of arms and legs. The court evaluates whether the scientific evidence meets admissibility standards for the claims.
A security interest continues in an accession under UCC Article 9 if the arm retains its identity and can be removed. Priority then turns on the timing of perfection and whether the interest is a purchase-money security interest.
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Alliance Holdings operates a bakery subject to maximum-hours legislation. The owners argue the statute interferes with freedom of contract in an arm's-length employment relationship. The court examines whether the regulation exceeds constitutional limits on state power.
Parties deal at arm's length when they have no special relationship and negotiate without donative intent. Courts treat the resulting bargain as ordinary commercial dealing rather than a gift or overreaching.
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Anita Ali, a nonresident, owns shares in a Delaware corporation. A plaintiff seeks to assert jurisdiction over Ali in Delaware based solely on the shares' presence there. The court rejects the claim because property ownership alone does not establish the required minimum contacts.
Mere ownership of property does not automatically confer personal jurisdiction. The defendant must have minimum contacts with the forum such that jurisdiction comports with fair play and substantial justice.
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…points pricked out in terms of the taking of property; the freedom of speech, press, and religion; the right to keep and bear arms; the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures; and so on. It is a rational continuum which, broadly speaking, includes a freedom from all substantial arbitrary impositions and…