District of Columbia v. Heller
GPTKB entity
Properties (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Self-defense
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Expanded_interpretation_of_Second_Amendment
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 2008 |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Led to challenges against other gun laws
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| gptkbp:foughtAgainst |
Public safety concerns
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| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:Dick_Heller
District of Columbia |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Gun_control_debates_in_the_U.S.
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Brought_by_a_D.C._special_police_officer
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
District of Columbia v. Heller
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced gun control laws nationwide
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Constitutionality of laws Invalidated_specific_gun_regulations Justices_Breyer,_Ginsburg,_Souter,_and_Stevens |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Alan_Gura
Constitutional law Reinforced individual gun ownership rights Established individual rights interpretation Right to possess firearms for lawful purposes Second_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
554 U.S. 570 (2008)
Examined the meaning of 'bear arms' Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_rulings |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_Washington_D.C.'s_handgun_ban
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Justices_Roberts,_Scalia,_Kennedy,_Thomas,_Alito |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Individual right to bear arms
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Divided opinions
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Caetano_v._Massachusetts
gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago gptkb:Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Supreme_Court_case_to_rule_on_the_Second_Amendment
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