The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns; ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who rapes a child; and backed Guantánamo detainees' habeas corpus rights. At a
Judicial Issues Forum briefing on these rulings and other developments of the 2007-08 term, Benjamin Wittes and Stuart Taylor, Jr. were among the analysts who discussed the ramifications of these landmark decisions. Miguel Estrada of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; and Randolph Moss of WilmerHale also participated.
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