American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Defense Fund, Women Against Gun Violence, and Youth Alive!
Amici Curiae
Bert H. Deixler, Counsel of Record Thefive parties to this brief are nonprofit organizations committed to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of America’s children andyouth. Bert H. Deixler is a partner inthe law firm Proskauer Rose, where he specializes in constitutional law,dispute resolution, entertainment law, and commercial litigation. He receivedhis law degree from Columbia University in 1976. The following is excerptedfrom the Amicus Curiae Brief for thePetitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2008. Handgun-relatedinjuries and fatalities to children are significant public health problems interms of both impact on children’s physical and mental health,…
