Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Significant for gun rights advocates
Influenced future gun legislation Changed the landscape of gun ownership laws Reinforced_individual_rights_in_the_Constitution |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
07-290 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Set a standard for future cases Constitutional_interpretation_of_the_Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 2008 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-9/11 gun rights activism
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Challenged_D.C._gun_laws
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
D.C. v. Heller
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced gun control laws nationwide
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Constitutional law 4 justices dissenting Constitutional right upheld Affirmed the right to possess firearms Argued for collective rights interpretation Majority opinion emphasized personal right Invalidated_specific_gun_regulations |
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
Critical_for_Second_Amendment_interpretation
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Alan_Gura
Established individual gun ownership rights March 18, 2008 Self-defense rights Ongoing discussions about gun rights Established a framework for gun rights litigation Second_Amendment_rights Expanded_interpretation_of_the_Second_Amendment Gun_control_debate_in_the_United_States Strengthened_Second_Amendment_advocacy |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Prompted new gun control measures
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Frequently cited in legal arguments
Used in law schools for constitutional law Landmark ruling on gun rights Examined individual liberties |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_Washington_D.C.'s_handgun_ban
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
5 justices in favor |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Individual right to bear arms
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Polarizing opinions on gun rights
Influenced public policy on firearms |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Miller
gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
District of Columbia
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| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:Dick_Anthony_Heller
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Supreme_Court_case_to_address_the_Second_Amendment
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
5-4
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