Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia v. Heller
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 26, 2008
- Case
- District of Columbia v. Heller
- Case status
- Decided
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Souter, and Justice Ginsburg join, dissenting. We must decide whether a District of Columbia law that prohibits the possession of handguns in the home violates the Second Amendment. The Court, relying upon its view that the Second Amendment seeks to protect a right of personal self-defense, holds that this law violates that Amendment. In my view, it does not.…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 26, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 26, 2008 |