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DOE v. WILMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 403, 2013.

88 A.3d 654 (2014)

Jane DOE and Charles Boone, Plaintiffs Below-Appellants, v. WILMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY and Frederick S. Purnell, Sr., in his capacity as Executive Director of the Wilmington Housing Authority, Defendants Below-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: March 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis G.X. Pileggi, Esquire (argued) and Jill Agro, Esquire , of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware for appellants.

Barry M. Willoughby, Esquire (argued) and Lauren E.M. Russell, Esquire , of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware for appellee.

Before HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices and COOCH, Resident Judge, constituting the Court en Banc.

RIDGELY, Justice:

In this certified question proceeding, we address whether lease provisions for apartments of a Delaware public housing authority that restrict when residents, their household members, and their guests may carry and possess firearms in the common areas violate the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by Article I, Section 20 of the Delaware Constitution. We accepted two questions of state law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third...

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