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Paul Clement resigned today from his post as solicitor general, effective June 2, the Justice Department has announced ….
But some in the White House, particularly Vice President Cheney, were not happy with Mr. Clement's arguments in D.C. v. Heller, the gun rights case heard by the court in March.
Mr. Clement argued that the second amendment allows individuals to bear arms, but he also allowed some room in his interpretation of the second amendment for the control of firearms by the government.
The solicitor general asked that a 2007 Court of Appeals ruling be returned to the D.C. Circuit because its assertion of an individual right to bear arms was too broad.
Mr. Cheney wanted the court to rule that there should be no government control over firearm ownership and use, and signed his name to an amicus brief arguing so.
Paul Clement resigned today from his post as solicitor general, effective June 2, the Justice Department has announced ….
But some in the White House, particularly Vice President Cheney, were not happy with Mr. Clement's arguments in D.C. v. Heller, the gun rights case heard by the court in March.
Mr. Clement argued that the second amendment allows individuals to bear arms, but he also allowed some room in his interpretation of the second amendment for the control of firearms by the government.
The solicitor general asked that a 2007 Court of Appeals ruling be returned to the D.C. Circuit because its assertion of an individual right to bear arms was too broad.
Mr. Cheney wanted the court to rule that there should be no government control over firearm ownership and use, and signed his name to an amicus brief arguing so.