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''District of Columbia v. Heller'' is the most significant [[gun control]] case in the [[United States]] in about 70 years. The Court of Appeals for the [[D.C. Circuit]] invalidated a [[gun control]] statute in the [[District of Columbia]] based on an interpretation that the [[Second Amendment]] protects an individual right to own firearms. The D.C. statute had completely prohibited residents of the [[District of Columbia]] from possessing firearms in a manner compatible with [[self defense]].
In 2007 the [[United States Supreme Court]] granted [[certiorari]] to reconsider the appellate decision, and a decision is expected in June 2008. The following groups, none of which are known to be [[conservative]], have filed [[amicus curiae]] briefs in favor of [[gun control]] in this case:
* Brief amicus curiae of Members of Congress filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.
* Brief amicus curiae of [[NAACP]] Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Professors of Linguistics and English Dennis E. Baron, Richard W. Bailey, and Jeffrey P. Kaplan filed.
* Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Violence Policy Center, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Major American Cities, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Erwin Chemerinsky and Adam Winkler filed.
* Brief amici curiae of DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of American Jewish Committee, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Former Department of Justice Officials filed.
* Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
* Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.
* Brief amicus curiae of Professors of Criminal Justice filed.
* Brief amici curiae of National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al. filed.
* Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. filed.
* Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
* Brief amici curiae of District Attorneys filed.
* Brief amici curiae of Jack N. Rakove, et al. filed.
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:Second Amendment]]