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Cutberto Viramontes
Coverage of Cutberto Viramontes in the Nexus archive.
- Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of bans on semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15, taking up cases from Illinois and Connecticut. The decision follows recent rulings on gun rights and includes challenges to local laws that prohibit possession of such firearms, with justices acknowledging prior divisions on the issue.