District of Columbia v. Heller decision

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	2008-03-18
gptkbp:citation	554 U.S. 570
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:date	2008-06-26
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:fullName	District of Columbia, et al. v. Heller
gptkbp:heldBy	The Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia. The District of Columbia's handgun ban and requirement that firearms in the home be kept nonfunctional violated the Second Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	District of Columbia v. Heller decision
gptkbp:impact	Significantly affected gun laws in the United States
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Second_Amendment
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	Extensive national media coverage
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Dick_Anthony_Heller
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago
gptkbp:principle	Second Amendment interpretation
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago gptkb:United_States_v._Miller
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Dick_Anthony_Heller
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:constitutional_law individual rights gun control
gptkbp:votingSystem	5-4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2008_in_American_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7