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District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.It ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms—unconnected with service in a militia—for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense within the home, and that the District of Columbia's handgun ban and ...
Justices rule 8-1 to preserve a 1994 gun law WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ... Justice Clarence Thomas, the author of the major 2022 Bruen ruling in a New York case ...
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for a photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7, 2022. ... or even to appear impartial in any cases before the Supreme Court involving the ...
Case history; Prior: Thompson/Ctr. Arms Co. v. United States, 19 Cl. Ct. 725 (1990); reversed, 924 F.2d 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1991); cert. granted, 502 U.S. 807 (1991).: Holding; The Court held that the carbine conversion kit did not constitute a short barreled rifle, primarily because the kit contained both the stock and the 16-inch barrel.
Rybar (3d Cir. 1996) [16] - In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Congress did have the power to regulate possession of homemade machine guns under the Commerce Clause, later reaffirmed by the Supreme Court. The Third Circuit made this decision 2–1, with future Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in dissent.
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; In office March 12, 1990 – October 23, 1991: Nominated by: George H. W. Bush: Preceded by: Robert Bork: Succeeded by: Judith W. Rogers: Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; In office May 6, 1982 – March 8, 1990: President: Ronald Reagan George ...
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