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This analysis aims to examine early Supreme Court decisions regarding the Second Amendment and their implications for constitutional interpretation.

Cruikshank, Presser and Miller: The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in the Early Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court

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This analysis aims to examine early Supreme Court decisions regarding the Second Amendment and their implications for constitutional interpretation.
Case law analysis of United States v. Cruikshank, Presser v. Illinois, and United States v. Miller.
Historical methods to contextualize legislative intent and societal views on the Second Amendment.
Comparative review of American and Polish legal scholarship on the right to bear arms.
Early Supreme Court rulings defined the Second Amendment as a collective right tied to militia service rather than individual possession.
This collective understanding dominated interpretations until the late 20th century.
Modern interpretations in cases like District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago shifted the focus to individual rights.

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Analysis reveals early Supreme Court rulings shaped the Second Amendment's collective interpretation, influencing constitutional debates.

Piotr Czeczot (2025) studied this question.

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