🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
📅 2008
⭐ Landmark Case
Supreme Court
District of Columbia v. Heller
🏛 U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
📋 Case Summary
Held for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms independent of service in a state militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes.
⚖️ Final Judgment / Ruling
5-4 ruling: the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess and carry firearms for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense.
💡 Why This Case Matters
First Supreme Court ruling explicitly protecting individual gun rights under the Second Amendment.