Key Facts
- Year Decided
- 2008
- Vote
- 5-4
- Category
- Civil Rights
Summary
The Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own firearms.
First time the Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual right.
Related Cases (Civil Rights)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
1857Vote: 7-2
Ruled that African Americans were not citizens and had no standing to sue.
Plessy v. Ferguson
1896Vote: 7-1
Upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education
1954Vote: 9-0
Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
1964Vote: 9-0
Congress can use the Commerce Clause to prohibit racial discrimination in private businesses.