First Amendment

RECORD NO. 03-1125
In The United States Court of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit

ALAN NEWSOME, a minor by and through FRED NEWSOM, his Parent and Next Friend,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, by and through its School Board Members in their Official Capacity, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,

ON APPEAL FORM THE UNITED STATES DISTRIC COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
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BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANT AND URGING REVERSAL OF THE DECISION OF THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
 

10th Amendment

CHALLENGING THE BRADY LAW

 Brady Law forced local police agencies to perform background checks on potential gun buyers.  We challenged this on the basis of the Tenth Amendment asserting that the Constitution does not give the federal government the power to command a local government to perform a service to comply with a federal requirement.  This is the brief that I filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Sheriff Sam Frank of Orange County, Vermont.