1. Presser v. Illinois, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued November 23, 24, 1885. , January 4, 1886, Decided
OVERVIEW: Militiaman was properly convicted under an Illinois statute that restricted the formation of a private militia; restrictions did not infringe the right to bear arms, and such right was only a limitation upon the power of Congress.
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