Attorney in historic case to give speech

Monday, February 2, 2009

The Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller made history last year as it questioned the words of the Second Amendment.

Ultimately, the court ruled that an individual’s right to keep guns at home for self-defense is protected by the amendment.

Attorney Clark Niely, who served as co-counsel for the plaintiffs on the case, is visiting the School of Law from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. today to deliver a speech and answer questions.

The free event, which is sponsored by the KU Federalist Society, will be held in 104 Green Hall and is open to the public.

“We thought it’d be really interesting to see what his perspective was,” Joshua Goetting, Leavenworth second year law student and member of the Federalist Society, said. “He has a particular insight as to what arguments work.”

The society expects between 50 and 100 people to attend.

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