Landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases
POSTED: 09:28 AM PDT Mar 27, 2012
UPDATED: 06:22 AM PST Feb 27, 2013
Take a look back at the landmark cases that shaped our nation.
Reuters
District of Columbia vs. Heller -- In a split decision, the court in 2008 concluded that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia. It was possibly the most important government statement regarding guns in the U.S. since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791.
