As part of a series of 1890s Supreme Court cases named for this concept, Allen v. U.S. found that its validity in a case must be decided by a jury rather than excluded by a judge. Edward Coke first articulated a part of this legal concept as a "prime directive" in the common law Semayne's Case. In 1921's Brown v. U.S., Oliver Wendell Holmes quipped that this concept always applies when a certain item is "uplifted" due to the impossibility of "detached reflection" and found that the "duty to retreat" before invoking this concept did not apply in all situations. In the 1980s, many states expanded the basis for this concept in the home with so-called "make my day" or "castle doctrine" laws. Florida's 2005 "stand your ground" law further expanded this right. For 10 points, what right protects the use of deadly force to resist major bodily harm? ■END■
ANSWER: right to self-defense [prompt on the right to stand your ground before mentioned; prompt on castle doctrine or castle law or make my day law before mentioned; prompt on use of force; prompt on use of deadly force]
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