Thanks to sharp reporting by Jacob Gershman we know that there are on going efforts to breath life into Third Amendment jurisprudence:
‘Forgotten’ Third Amendment Surfaces in Nevada Case
By Jacob Gershman
It’s been called the “forgotten amendment,” “an insignificant legal fossil,” and an “oft-forgotten relic” of the American Revolution.
But the Third Amendment made a rare appearance in federal court, figuring in a lawsuit filed this month by a Nevada man against the city of Henderson and its police chief.
The Third Amendment reads, in full:
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law
How rare are Third Amendment cases? It’s been 30 years since a federal court handed down a significant Third Amendment decision.
Henderson resident Anthony Mitchell claims that Henderson police officers violated his Third Amendment rights when they “conspired among themselves to force . . . .”
Mr Gershman reports for the law Blog published by the Wall Street Journal. It can be found at:
blog.amjudges.org 