| No. 08-1521 Vide 08-1497 | |
| Title: | Otis McDonald, et al., Petitioners v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 11, 2009 |
| Linked with 09A579 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (08-4241, 08-4243, 08-4244) |
| Decision Date: | June 2, 2009 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 09 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2009) |
| Jun 18 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Arms Keepers filed. VIDED. |
| Jun 18 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from Counsel for the petitioners. |
| Jun 25 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 5, 2009. |
| Jul 06 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of California filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 06 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 06 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, and Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 06 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc.,et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 09 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors filed. |
| Aug 05 2009 | Brief of respondent City of Chicago in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 18 2009 | Reply of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009. |
| Sep 30 2009 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 14 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party,conditioned on 7 day written notice of intent to file, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Oct 16 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs. in support of either party or of neither party, conditioned on 7 day written notice of intent to file, received from counsel for respondents National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. in support of petitioners. |
| Oct 19 2009 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, conditioned on 10 notice of intent to file, received from counsel for respondents City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park. |
| Nov 12 2009 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 30, 2009. |
| Nov 16 2009 | Brief of respondents National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. in support of petitioners filed. |
| Nov 16 2009 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 16 2009 | Brief of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed. |
| Nov 16 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. |
| Nov 18 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Paragon Foundation, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 19 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Heartland Institute filed. |
| Nov 19 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, and Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 20 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Appellants from the Ninth Circuit Incorporation case of Nordyke v. King, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of State Firearm Associations filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Arms Collectors' Association, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Calguns Foundation, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Rights Union, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al., filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Arms Keepers filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Four California District Attorneys, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Women State Legislators and Academics filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Goldwater Institute, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Philosophy, Criminology, Law and Other Fields filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Academics for the Second Amendment filed. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Legislative Exchange Council. |
| Nov 23 2009 | Brief amici curiae of State Legislators filed. |
| Nov 30 2009 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 2, 2010. |
| Dec 07 2009 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 08 2009 | Application (09A579) of City of Chicago and the Village of Oak Park for leave to file a consolidated respondents' brief on the merits in excess of the word limitation, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Dec 14 2009 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Legislative Exchange Council GRANTED. |
| Dec 15 2009 | Application (09A579) of City of Chicago and the Village of Oak Park for leave to file a consolidated respondents' brief on the merits in excess of the word limitation granted by Justice Stevens. |
| Dec 21 2009 | Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 22 2009 | Response of City of Chicago, et al. to motion of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Dec 30 2009 | Brief of respondents City of Chicago, and Village of Oak Park filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 30 2009 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit is electronic. |
| Jan 04 2010 | Record from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Illinois is electronic. |
| Jan 05 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 05 2010 | Motion for divided argument filed by National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and District Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Four Professional Historians and Legal Historians filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of English/Early American Historians filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Historians on Early American Legal, Constitutional and Pennsylvania History filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Villages of Winnetka and Skokie, Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Historians and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Organizations Committed to Protecting the Public's Health, Safety, and Well-Being filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Board of Education of the City of Chicago, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Mayors filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Letter concerning representation, dated January 4, 2010, received from Counsel Paul Clement. (Distributed). |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Oak Park Citizens Committee for Handgun Control filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Brief amici curiae of American Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 06 2010 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professor and Students. (Distributed) |
| Jan 08 2010 | Petitioners' opposition to motion of National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. |
| Jan 12 2010 | Petitioners' opposition to motion of Law Professors and Students |
| Jan 25 2010 | Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Jan 25 2010 | Motion for divided argument filed by National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. GRANTED. |
| Jan 25 2010 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professor and Students GRANTED. |
| Jan 29 2010 | Reply of respondents National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2010 | Reply of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 02 2010 | Argued. For petitioners: Alan Gura, Alexandria, Va. For respondents National Rifle Association, In.c, et al. in support of petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For respondents: James A. Feldman, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 28 2010 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., 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 Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II-C, IV, and V, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Kenendy, JJ., join. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 30 2010 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Alan Gura Counsel of Record | Gura PLLC 916 Prince Street, Suite 107 Alexandria, VA 22314 www.gurapllc.cpm | (703) 835-9085 |
| Party name: Otis McDonald, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Roy T. Englert, Jr. Counsel of Record | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber 1801 K Street, NW Suite 411L Washington, DC 20006 renglert@robbinsrussell.com | (202) 775-4503 |
| Party name: National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. | ||
| Stephen D. Poss Counsel of Record | Goodwin Procter LLP Exchange Place Boston, MA 02109 sposs@goodwinprocter.com | (617) 570-1000 |
| Party name: National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. | ||
| Benna Ruth Solomon Counsel of Record | Deputy Corporation Counsel 30 North LaSalle Street Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60602 benna.solomon@cityofchicago.org | (312) 744-7764 |
| Party name: City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. | ||
| James A. Feldman | 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 440 Washington, DC 20015 wexfeld@gmail.com | (202) 730-1267 |
| Party name: City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. | ||
| Stephen P. Halbrook | 3925 Chain Bridge Road Suite 403 Fairfax, VA 22030 protell@aol.com | (703) 352-7276 |
| Party name: National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Marc James Ayers | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP One Federal Place 1819 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 mayers@babc.com | (205) 521-8598 |
| Party name: Professors of Philosophy, Criminology, Law and Other Fields | ||
| Douglas A. Berman | Moritz College of Law Ohio State University 55 West 12th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 berman.43@osu.edu | (614)-688-8690 |
| Party name: Law Professor and Students | ||
| Clint Bolick | Goldwater Institute Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation 500 E Coronado Road Phoenix, AZ 85004 cbolick@goldwaterinstitute.org | (602) 462-5000 |
| Party name: Goldwater Institute, et al. | ||
| Douglas S. Burdin | Safari Club International 501 2nd Street, NE Washington DC, VA 20002 dburdin@safariclub.org | (202) 543-8733 |
| Party name: Safari Club International | ||
| Julie Danielle Cantor | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 355 South Grand Avenue 35th Floor Los Angleles, CA 90071 | (213)-683-9299 |
| Party name: Organizations Committed to Protecting the Public's Health, Safety, and Well-Being | ||
| Nancy Lee Carlson | 926 Braeburn Road Inverness, IL 60067 | (847) 962-1775 |
| Party name: Heartland Institute | ||
| Anthony T. Caso | Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 caso@chapman.edu | (714) 628-2666 |
| Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Linda T. Coberly | Winston & Strawn LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 lcoberly@winston.com | (312) 558-8768 |
| Party name: Historians and Legal Scholars | ||
| Benjamin D. DuPre | Foundation for Moral Law, Inc. One Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 bdupre@morallaw.org | (334) 262-1245 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Charles M. Dyke | Trucker Huss One Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 cdyke@truckerhuss.com | (415) 788-3111 |
| Party name: Board of Education of the City of Chicago, et al. | ||
| Peter J. Ferrara | 2011 Freedom Lane Falls Church, VA 22043 peterferrara@msn.com | (703) 582-8466 |
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union, et al. | ||
| Sarah Anne Gervase | 122165 Penderview Terr., Unit 1006 Fairfax, VA 22033 sgervase@nrahq.org | (571) 236-1169 |
| Party name: Women State Legislators and Academics | ||
| David T. Goldberg | Donahue & Goldberg, LLP 99 Hudson Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10013 david@donahuegoldberg.com | (212) 334-8813 |
| Party name: Villages of Winnetka and Skokie, Illinois, et al. | ||
| Robert Allan Goodin | Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP 505 Sansome St., Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94111 | (415) 392-7900 |
| Party name: English/Early American Historians | ||
| Rick A. Haberman | Dickinson Wright PLLC 200 Ottawa Avenue NW Suite 1000 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 | (616) 458-1300 |
| Party name: American Legislative Exchange Council | ||
| L. Kenneth Hanson | 15 West Winter Street Delaware, OH 43015 | (740)-363-1213 |
| Party name: Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc., et al. | ||
| James C. Ho | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 James_Ho@oag.state.tx.us | (512) 936-1700 |
| Party name: Texas, et al. | ||
| Robert N. Hochman | Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 rhochman@sidley.com | (312) 853-7000 |
| Party name: Oak Park Citizens Committee for Handgun Control | ||
| James W. Hryekewicz | Blaies & Hightower LLP 777 Main Street, Suite 1900 Fort Worth, TX 76102 | (817)-334-0800 |
| Party name: State Firearm Associations | ||
| Andrew Theodore Hyman | 755 Main Street P.O. Box 197 Monroe, CT 06468 | (203) 954-6607 |
| Party name: Arms Keepers | ||
| Erik S. Jaffe | Erik S. Jaffe, P.C. 5101 34th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 jaffe@esjpc.com | (202) 237-8165 |
| Party name: Calguns Foundation, Inc. | ||
| Don B Kates Jr. | 22608 N.E. 269th Ave. Battle Ground, WA 98604 | (360) 666-2688 |
| Party name: Maryland Arms Collectors' Association, Inc. | ||
| Lawrence G. Keane | National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Flintlock Ridge Office Center 11 Mile Road Newtown, CT 06470-2359 lkeane@nssf.org | (203) 426-1320 |
| Party name: National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. | ||
| Paul M. Kienzle III. | Scott & Kienzle PA 1011 Las Lomas Road, NE Albuquerque, NM 87102 | (505) 246-8600 |
| Party name: Paragon Foundation, Inc. | ||
| Donald E. J. Kilmer Jr. | Law Offices of Donald Kilmer, APC 1645 Willow Street, Suite 150 San Jose, CA 95125 don@dklawoffice.com | (408) 264-8489 |
| Party name: Appelants from the Ninth Circuit Incorporation case of Nordyke v. King, et al. | ||
| David B. Kopel | The Independence Institute 727 East 16th Ave. Denver, CO 80203 david@i2i.org | (303) 279-6536 |
| Party name: International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, et al. | ||
| Steven J. Lechner | Mountain States Legal Foundation 2596 South Lewis Way Lakewood, CO 80227 lechner@mountainstateslegal.com | (303) 292-2021 |
| Party name: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, et al. | ||
| C. D. Michel | Michel & Associates PC 180 East Ocean Boulevard Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90802 cmichel@michellawyers.com | (562) 216-4444 |
| Party name: Thirty-Four California District Attorneys, et al. | ||
| Jennifer Milici | 5301 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20015 jmilici@bsfllp.com | (202)-237-2727 |
| Party name: Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, et al. | ||
| Zackery P. Morazzini | Deputy Attoroney General 1300 I Street, Suite 125 P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Zackery.Morazzini@doj.ca.gov | (916) 445-8226 |
| Party name: California | ||
| Clark M. Neily III. | Institute For Justice 901 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 | (703) 682-9320 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice, and Cato Institute | ||
| Leonard M. Niehoff | Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP 130 S. First St., 4th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48118 lniehoff@honigman.com | (734) 418-4246 |
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League | ||
| Joseph Edward Olson | Professor Hamline University School of Law 1536 Hewitt Avenue St. Paul, MN 44104 | (651) 523-2142 |
| Party name: Academics for Second Amendment | ||
| William J. Olson | William J.Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180-5615 wjo@mindspring.com | (703) 356-5070 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. | ||
| John A. Payton | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor New York, NY 10013 jpayton@naacpldf.org | (212) 965-2200 |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. in support of neither party | ||
| Lawrence Rosenthal | Chapman University Fowler School of Law One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 rosentha@chapman.edu | (714) 628-2650 |
| Party name: Conference of Mayors | ||
| Timothy Sandefur | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento , CA 95814 tsandefur@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Cato Institute, and Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Andrew L. Schlafly | 939 Old Chester Road Far Hills, NJ 07931 aschlafly@aol.com | (908) 719-8608 |
| Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense | ||
| Daniel L. Schmutter | Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Woodbridge, NJ 07095 dschmutter@greenbaumlaw.com | (732) 549-5600 |
| Party name: Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership | ||
| John Erik Schreiber | 333 South Grand Ave. Suite 2600 Los Angeles, CA 90071-1530 jschreiber@dl.com | (213)-621-6000 |
| Party name: Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence | ||
| Michael A. Scodro | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 100 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 mscodro@atg.state.il.us | (312) 814-3312 |
| Party name: Illinois, et al. | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Justice 201 Maryland Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 sekulow@aclj.org | (202) 546-8890 |
| Party name: American Center for Law & Justice | ||
| Matthew M. Shors | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mshors@omm.com | (202) 383-5300 |
| Party name: Thirty-Four Professional Historians and Legal Historians | ||
| Clifford M. Sloan | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 1440 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 cliff.sloan@skadden.com | (202) 371-7000 |
| Party name: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and District Attorneys | ||
| Henry C. Su | Howery LLP 1950 University Ave, 4th Floor East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2250 | (650)-798-3528 |
| Party name: American Cities, et al. | ||
| John Parker Sweeney | Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings, LLP 1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 1350 Washington, DC 20036 jsweeney@bradley..com | (202) 393-7150 |
| Party name: State Legislators | ||
| Roderick M. Thompson | 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104-0000 | (415) 954-4400 |
| Party name: Historians on Early American Legal, Constitutional and Pennsylvania History | ||
| Herbert W. Titus | William J. Olson, PC 370 Maple Avenue West Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 - 5615 wjo@mindspring.com | (703) 356-5070 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, et al. | ||
| Amanda Buck Varella | One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 avarella@brownrudnick.com | (617)-856-8171 |
| Party name: Professors of Criminal Justice | ||
| John W. Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute 923 Garden Boulevard Charlottesville, VA 22901 johnw@rutherford.org | (434) 978-3888 |
| Party name: Rutherford Institute | ||
| Paul R.Q. Wolfson | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington , DC 20006 paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com | (202) 663-6000 |
| Party name: Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al., | ||
| Elizabeth B. Wydra | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 elizabeth@theusconstitution.org | (202) 296-6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Law Professors | ||