November 20, 2007 12:17PM 

# Supreme Court To Hear Landmark Case 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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The Supreme Court [just announced](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/20/AR2007112000893_2.html?hpid=topnews) that it will decide a landmark lawsuit concerning the constitutionality of the [District of Columbia’s ban on guns](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201818.html). This is terrific news. My colleague, [Bob Levy](https://www.cato.org/people/levy.html), senior fellow in constitutional studies here at Cato, is the [prime mover](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701055.html) behind the lawsuit. The whole idea of challenging the DC ban several years ago was to get a good Second Amendment case to the Supreme Court, i.e. plaintiffs who were [responsible people](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/10/AR2007031001412.html) who simply wanted to keep a handgun in their home for self-defense purposes. The Court will be hearing arguments in the case early next year and we can expect a ruling in the case by late June.

For a quick podcast interview with Bob Levy about the lawsuit, go [here](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/robertalevy_supremestohearsecondamendmentcase_20071120.mp3) (or subscribe via [iTunes](http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=158961219)). To listen to or watch a Cato policy forum about the lawsuit, go [here](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=3681). For Cato scholarship about the right to keep and bear arms, go [here](https://www.cato.org/subtopic_display_new.php?topic_id=30&ra_id=9). For lawyers and law students interested in all the details about the lawsuit, go [here](http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/a_shot_at_the_second_amendment/) and [here](http://www.gurapossessky.com/news/parker/).

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