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Presser Vs. Illinois Case Study
Presser V. Illinois was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1816. Herman Presser was part of a Citizen’s militia group, called the Lehr und Wehr Verein. They were a group of armed ethnic German Workers, they had formed in order to counter the armed private armies in Chicago. Herman Presser was indicted for arming a private army without having a license from the Governor. However, his charges were later sent to the U.S Supreme Court. Therefore after reviewing the case, and hearing Herman Presser’s testimony. The Supreme Court ruled in a 9/0 majority. The Supreme Court Stated “Unless restrained by their own constitutions, state legislatures may enact statutes to control and regulate all organizations, drilling, and parading of military bodies and
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