Legal Opinion
Heller v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 26, 2010No. Civil Action 08-1289 (RMU)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Denying the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment; Granting the Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter comes before the court on the motion for summary judgment filed by the plaintiffs and the cross-motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants. In June 2008, the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller issued a watershed decision establishing that law-abiding, responsible citizens have the right, under the Second Amendment to the Constitution, to use arms “in defense of hearth and home.” The…
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