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Following is the case brief for Bradwell v. The State, 83 U.S. 130 (1872) Case Summary of Bradwell v. The State: Myra Bradwell applied for a law license in the State of Illinois. Her application was denied up through the Supreme Court of Illinois. On appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court affirmed the denial of her license. The […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010) Case Summary of McDonald v. Chicago: Chicago residents, concerned about their own safety, challenged the City of Chicago’s handgun ban. Building on the Court’s recent decision in Heller, the petitioners sought to have the Second Amendment apply to the States, either under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or […]
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