Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia v. Heller
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 26, 2008
- Case
- District of Columbia v. Heller
- Case status
- Decided
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*573Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. We consider whether a District of Columbia prohibition on the possession of usable handguns in the home violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution. *574I…
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