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District of Columbia v. Heller. Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term; 07-290: D.C. Cir. Mar 18, 2008: Jun 26, 2008: 5-4: Scalia: OT 2007: Holding: (1) The Second Amendment protects ...
Here’s a quick (and, given its 64 pages, necessarily highly selective) summary of Justice Scalia’s opinion for a 5-member majority in District of Columbia v. Heller, invalidating D.C.’s ...
District of Columbia et al. v. Heller, No. 07-290; U.S. Supreme Court; opinion by Scalia, J.; dissents by Stevens and Breyer, JJ.; decided June 26, 2008. On ...
Representatives of the District of Columbia and Mr. Heller and his attorneys spoke to reporters separately. They answered reporters' questions about details of the two sides of the Second ...
In District of Columbia v. Heller, Justices Stevens and Breyer wrote lengthy dissents (46 pages and 44 pages, respectively) from Justice Scalia’s majority opinion. Stevens and Breyer joined each ...
The Supreme Court ruling in the case of D.C. v. Heller is likely to be the final victory of the George W. Bush administration over common sense and justice. They were unsuccessful in overturning ...
June 26 marks 13 years since the Supreme Court delivered its landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, ruling that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects an individual ...
America’s latest barrage of mass shootings, including the murder of eight people in Indianapolis Thursday night, has renewed attention on the constitutional contours of firearms regulation and ...
District Of Columbia Et Al. v. Heller. Published: Jun. 27, 2008, 9:00 a.m. By . Chris Miller; I am a big fan of guns. When I was a little kid my mom and dad purchased toy guns, a cowboy suit, a ...
America’s latest barrage of mass shootings, including the murder of eight people in Indianapolis Thursday night, has renewed attention on the constitutional contours of firearms regulation and ...