McDonald v. City of Chicago, Ill., No. 08-1521.

Decision Date28 June 2010
Docket NumberNo. 08-1521.
Citation177 L. Ed. 2d 894,130 S.Ct. 3020
PartiesOtis McDONALD, et al., Petitioners, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, et al.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
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Alan Gura for the petitioners.

Paul D. Clement for the respondentsNat. Rifle Association, Inc., et al. in support of the petitioners.

James A. Feldman for the respondentsCity of Chicago, Ill.

Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, VA, Counsel for the National Rifle Association of America, Inc., Robert Klein Engler, Dr. Gene Reisinger, Dr. Kathryn Tyler, Van F. Welton, and Brett Benson.Stephen D. Poss, Counsel of Record, Kevin P. Martin, Joshua S. Lipshutz, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA, Paul D. Clement, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Counsel for the National Rifle Association of America, Inc.

David G. Sigale, Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C., Lisle, Illinois, Alan Gura, Counsel of Record, Alexandria, Virginia for the Seventh Circuit.

Charles M. Dyke, Counsel of Record, Yi-Yi Chang, Nixon Peabody LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church of Chicago, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, Legal Community Against Violence, Violence Policy Center, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance, Connecticut Against Gun Violence, Maine Citizens Against Gun Violence, Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund, and Gunfreekids.org in Support of Respondents City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park.

James A. Feldman, Special Assistant, CorporationCounsel, Washington, D.C., Mara S. Georges, CorporationCounsel of the City of Chicago, Benna Ruth Solomon, Counsel of Record, Deputy CorporationCounsel, Myriam Zreczny Kasper, Chief Assistant CorporationCounsel, Suzanne M. Loose, Assistant CorporationCounsel, Andrew W. Worseck, Assistant CorporationCounsel, Chicago, Illinois, Counsel for the City of Chicago; Raymond L. Heise, Village Attorney of Oak Park, Oak Park, Illinois, Counsel for the Village of Oak Park, Hans Germann, Ranjit Hakim, Alexandra Shea, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for Respondents City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park.

Justice ALITO announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II-A, II-B, II-D, III-A, and III-B, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Justice SCALIA, Justice KENNEDY, and Justice THOMAS join, and an opinion with respect to Parts II-C, IV, and...

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