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District of Columbia v Heller

554 U.S. 570 (2008)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year2008
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Second Amendment; individual right to possess firearms for self-defence in home; DC handgun ban unconstitutional

Area of Law

constitutional

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