United States v. Cruikshank
United States Supreme Court case United States v. Cruikshank Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 30 – April 1, 1875 Decided March 27, 1876 Full case name United States v. Cruikshank, et al. Citations 92 U.S. 542 ( more ) 2 Otto 542; 23 L. Ed. 588; 1875 U.S. LEXIS 1794 Holding The First Amendment right to assembly and the Second Amendment apply only to the federal government, not the states. Court membership Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne Samuel F. Miller · David Davis Stephen J. Field · William Strong Joseph P. Bradley · Ward Hunt Case opinions Majority Waite, joined by Swayne, Miller, Field, Strong Concur/dissent Clifford, joined by Davis, Bradley, Hunt Overruled by DeJonge v. Oregon (1937) (in part) McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) (in part) United States v. Cruikshank , 92 U.S. 542 (1876), [1] was an important United States Supreme Court decision in United S...
