Navigator                    Glossary                    Representatives                    Resources & Videos                    About                    
Full name: United States v. Miller
Hugo BlackLouis BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin N. CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsStanley Forman ReedOwen RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone Note: Court justices do not represent any political party. The color of each judge's name represents the political party of the president who appointed the judge.
Click here for a list of all Supreme Court justices
What was this case about?
The Constitution's Second Amendment, states...
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
This court ruling affirmed Congress' right to regulate firearms that are not related to preservation or efficiency of a militia.