Heller v. District of Columbia
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Allowed for personal ownership of firearms
Changed_the_landscape_of_gun_rights_in_America Invalidated_total_handgun_ban |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law
07-290 |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Self-defense is a fundamental right
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| gptkbp:court |
5-4 ruling
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 26, 2008 |
| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
gptkb:Dick_Anthony_Heller
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Debate_over_gun_control_in_the_U.S.
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Landmark_case_in_U.S._legal_history
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Challenge_to_D.C._gun_laws
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Heller v. District of Columbia
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| gptkbp:impact |
Expanded individual gun ownership rights
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
4 justices against Dissent argued for collective rights interpretation Majority opinion emphasized individual rights Constitutionality of D.C. laws Expanded interpretation of the right to bear arms Reinforced_individual_rights_in_the_Constitution Conservative_interpretation_of_the_Constitution Confirmed_individual_rights_under_the_Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Right to bear arms
554 U.S. 570 (2008) Debated its implications for future cases Scope of the Second Amendment Strengthened gun rights advocacy Second_Amendment_rights Second_Amendment_jurisprudence Foundation_for_future_Second_Amendment_cases Originalism_vs._living_Constitution Part_of_broader_gun_control_debate_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Influenced state-level gun laws
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Documented in legal databases and law reviews
Used in law schools for constitutional law courses Influenced public opinion on gun rights Examined the meaning of 'militia' Relevant to discussions on personal liberty Significant for civil rights and liberties discussions. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck_down_Washington_D.C.'s_handgun_ban
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
5 justices in favor |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced future gun control legislation
Individual_rights_interpretation_of_the_Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Polarizing opinions on gun rights
Influenced gun control debates |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago
Set precedent for future gun rights cases Implications for gun control policies nationwide |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
District of Columbia
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| gptkbp:significance |
First_Supreme_Court_case_to_address_the_Second_Amendment
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