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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 ...
Robert A. Levy (born 1941) is chairman emeritus of the libertarian Cato Institute in Washington, DC. He was co-counsel in District of Columbia v. Heller, [1] the U.S. Supreme Court case establishing a Second Amendment individual right to gun ownership. Levy also organized and financed the Heller litigation. [2]
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.
Four District of Columbia-area gun owners on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the District and Police Chief Robert J. Contee III, arguing that the ban on carrying firearms on the Metro is ...
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The court ruled in Thompson Center Arms' favor in 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. Justice Scalia also noted that there is a warning carved on the stock telling the user to not attach the stock to the receiver when the 10-inch ...
(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning in a high-profile gun rights case that may ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves a ...
Garland v. VanDerStok (Docket No. 23-852) is a pending United States Supreme Court case regarding the 2021 Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) regulatory revisions of the Gun Control Act of 1986's definitions of firearm, firearm frame, and receiver. [1]