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Why was Dick Heller allowed to bring the lawsuit in District of Columbia v. Heller?
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Dick Heller was permitted to bring the lawsuit in District of Columbia v. Heller because he was the only plaintiff among the original six residents who possessed standing to sue.1
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit determined that Heller had suffered an actual, concrete injury: the denial of his application for a license to possess a handgun. Because the other plaintiffs had not experienced this specific injury, the court concluded that only Heller met the legal requirements to challenge the district’s restrictive firearms regulations.1