THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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District of Columbia v. Heller
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McDonald v. Chicago
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McDonald v. Illinois
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Heller v. Chicago
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Detailed explanation-1: -The oral arguments took place on March 2, 2010. On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court, in a 5–4 decision, reversed the Seventh Circuit’s decision, holding that the Second Amendment was incorporated under the Fourteenth Amendment, thus protecting those rights from infringement by state and local governments.
Detailed explanation-2: -District of Columbia v. Heller was the first time in several decades that the Supreme Court interpreted the words of the Second Amendment. The case involved a ban on handguns in the home.
Detailed explanation-3: -City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010) The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment extends the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms to the states, at least for traditional, lawful purposes such as self-defense.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court held that the “Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."