Senator Cruz now wishes to rely on the ruling in Heller which adopts the test set forth in the United States v.

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Heller became the plaintiff in the test case, and in 2008 the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, holding that the Second Amendment does confer on individuals the right to bear arms.

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Seeing a chance to test himself against the experts, Heller agreed to let Morgan Stanley manage half his portfolio while he handled the rest.

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Heller, the 2008 handgun-ban case, major test cases, they knew, have turned as much on selecting the perfect plaintiffs as on the law being challenged.

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