Ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, on June 28, 2010, the majority opinion declared that “the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense.”
The question presented was:
“[W]hether the right to keep and bear arms applies to the States under the Due Process Clause.”
Oral Arguments
You can hear the oral arguments for this case here:
Or listen to them directly on the Supreme Court’s website here.
The Ruling
You can read the final ruling in McDonald v. Chicago either in our read in full below, or click here for a PDF.
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