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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
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
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Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Jun 09 2009Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2009)
Jun 18 2009Brief amicus curiae of Arms Keepers filed. VIDED.
Jun 18 2009Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from Counsel for the petitioners.
Jun 25 2009Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 5, 2009.
Jul 06 2009Brief amicus curiae of California filed. VIDED.
Jul 06 2009Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 06 2009Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, and Cato Institute filed. VIDED.
Jul 06 2009Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc.,et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 09 2009Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors filed.
Aug 05 2009Brief of respondent City of Chicago in opposition filed. VIDED.
Aug 18 2009Reply of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 19 2009DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009.
Sep 30 2009Petition GRANTED.
Oct 14 2009Consent 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 2009Consent 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 2009Consent 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 2009The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 30, 2009.
Nov 16 2009Brief of respondents National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. in support of petitioners filed.
Nov 16 2009Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 16 2009Brief of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed.
Nov 16 2009Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed.
Nov 18 2009Brief amicus curiae of Paragon Foundation, Inc. filed.
Nov 19 2009Brief amicus curiae of Heartland Institute filed.
Nov 19 2009Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, and Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 20 2009Brief amici curiae of Appellants from the Ninth Circuit Incorporation case of Nordyke v. King, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of State Firearm Associations filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Arms Collectors' Association, Inc. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Calguns Foundation, Inc. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of American Civil Rights Union, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al., filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Arms Keepers filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Four California District Attorneys, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Professors filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Women State Legislators and Academics filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Goldwater Institute, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of Professors of Philosophy, Criminology, Law and Other Fields filed.
Nov 23 2009Brief amicus curiae of Academics for the Second Amendment filed.
Nov 23 2009Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Legislative Exchange Council.
Nov 23 2009Brief amici curiae of State Legislators filed.
Nov 30 2009SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Dec 07 2009CIRCULATED.
Dec 08 2009Application (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 2009Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Legislative Exchange Council GRANTED.
Dec 15 2009Application (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 2009Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
Dec 22 2009Response of City of Chicago, et al. to motion of Texas, et al. filed.
Dec 30 2009Brief of respondents City of Chicago, and Village of Oak Park filed. (Distributed)
Dec 30 2009Record from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit is electronic.
Jan 04 2010Record from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Illinois is electronic.
Jan 05 2010Brief amicus curiae of Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)
Jan 05 2010Motion for divided argument filed by National Rifle Association, Inc., et al.
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and District Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Thirty-Four Professional Historians and Legal Historians filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of English/Early American Historians filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Justice filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Historians on Early American Legal, Constitutional and Pennsylvania History filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Villages of Winnetka and Skokie, Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Historians and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Organizations Committed to Protecting the Public's Health, Safety, and Well-Being filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of Board of Education of the City of Chicago, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amicus curiae of Conference of Mayors filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Letter concerning representation, dated January 4, 2010, received from Counsel Paul Clement. (Distributed).
Jan 06 2010Brief amicus curiae of Oak Park Citizens Committee for Handgun Control filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Brief amici curiae of American Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 06 2010Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professor and Students. (Distributed)
Jan 08 2010Petitioners' opposition to motion of National Rifle Association, Inc., et al.
Jan 12 2010Petitioners' opposition to motion of Law Professors and Students
Jan 25 2010Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Jan 25 2010Motion for divided argument filed by National Rifle Association, Inc., et al. GRANTED.
Jan 25 2010Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professor and Students GRANTED.
Jan 29 2010Reply of respondents National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2010Reply of petitioners Otis McDonald, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 02 2010Argued. 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 2010Judgment 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 2010JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
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. Feldman5335 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. Halbrook3925 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 AyersBradley 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. BermanMoritz 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 BolickGoldwater 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. BurdinSafari Club International
501 2nd Street, NE
Washington
DC, VA 20002

dburdin@safariclub.org
(202) 543-8733
Party name: Safari Club International
Julie Danielle CantorMunger, 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 Carlson926 Braeburn Road
Inverness, IL 60067

(847) 962-1775
Party name: Heartland Institute
Anthony T. CasoCenter 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. CoberlyWinston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601

lcoberly@winston.com
(312) 558-8768
Party name: Historians and Legal Scholars
Benjamin D. DuPreFoundation for Moral Law, Inc.
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104

bdupre@morallaw.org
(334) 262-1245
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law
Charles M. DykeTrucker 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. Ferrara2011 Freedom Lane
Falls Church, VA 22043

peterferrara@msn.com
(703) 582-8466
Party name: American Civil Rights Union, et al.
Sarah Anne Gervase122165 Penderview Terr., Unit 1006
Fairfax, VA 22033

sgervase@nrahq.org
(571) 236-1169
Party name: Women State Legislators and Academics
David T. GoldbergDonahue & 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 GoodinGoodin, 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. HabermanDickinson Wright PLLC
200 Ottawa Avenue NW
Suite 1000
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

(616) 458-1300
Party name: American Legislative Exchange Council
L. Kenneth Hanson15 West Winter Street
Delaware, OH 43015

(740)-363-1213
Party name: Buckeye Firearms Foundation, Inc., et al.
James C. HoSolicitor 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. HochmanSidley 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. HryekewiczBlaies & Hightower LLP
777 Main Street, Suite 1900
Fort Worth, TX 76102

(817)-334-0800
Party name: State Firearm Associations
Andrew Theodore Hyman755 Main Street
P.O. Box 197
Monroe, CT 06468

(203) 954-6607
Party name: Arms Keepers
Erik S. JaffeErik 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. KeaneNational 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. KopelThe 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. LechnerMountain 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. MichelMichel & 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 Milici5301 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20015

jmilici@bsfllp.com
(202)-237-2727
Party name: Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, et al.
Zackery P. MorazziniDeputy 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. NiehoffHonigman 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 OlsonProfessor
Hamline University
School of Law
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 44104

(651) 523-2142
Party name: Academics for Second Amendment
William J. OlsonWilliam 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. PaytonNAACP 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 RosenthalChapman University
Fowler School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

rosentha@chapman.edu
(714) 628-2650
Party name: Conference of Mayors
Timothy SandefurPacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento , CA 95814

tsandefur@pacificlegal.org
(916) 419-7111
Party name: Cato Institute, and Pacific Legal Foundation
Andrew L. Schlafly939 Old Chester Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931

aschlafly@aol.com
(908) 719-8608
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense
Daniel L. SchmutterGreenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

dschmutter@greenbaumlaw.com
(732) 549-5600
Party name: Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
John Erik Schreiber333 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. ScodroSolicitor 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 SekulowAmerican 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. ShorsO'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. SloanSkadden, 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. SuHowery LLP
1950 University Ave, 4th Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2250

(650)-798-3528
Party name: American Cities, et al.
John Parker SweeneyBradley, 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. Thompson235 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. TitusWilliam 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 VarellaOne Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111

avarella@brownrudnick.com
(617)-856-8171
Party name: Professors of Criminal Justice
John W. WhiteheadThe Rutherford Institute
923 Garden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22901

johnw@rutherford.org
(434) 978-3888
Party name: Rutherford Institute
Paul R.Q. WolfsonWilmer 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. WydraConstitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
(202) 296-6889
Party name: Constitutional Law Professors

 

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