McDonald v. Chicago

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1 McDonald et al v. Chicago

McDonald et al v. Chicago

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit with two issues:

1. Is the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms 
incorporated as against the states pursuant to either the 
Privileges or Immunities or Due Process Clauses of the 
Fourteenth Amendment? 

2. Do Chicago ordinances banning handguns, requiring annual re- 
registration of guns, mandating that guns be registered prior to 
their possession within city limits, and permanently prohibiting 
the ownership of any particular gun whose registration lapses, 
violate Plaintiffs’ rights to arms and to equal protection?

Status

March 2, 2010 - The transcript for the oral arguments is here (PDF).

Nov 30, 2009 - Oral arguments set for Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM.

Nov 20, 2009 Case filings are available here.

According to the case's web site:

Sep 30 2009 The Schedule

Published by Alan Gura under Uncategorized

Here is what we can look forward to in the coming months…

Our opening brief is due November 16.

The city’s brief is then due December 16.

Our reply brief is due January 15.

The case is expected to be argued in February, with a decision expected by the end of June, 2010.

September 30 2009: SCOTUS granted certiorari for McDonald.
July 6, 2009 California/Attorney General Brown filed an Amicus petition urging incorporation of the 2nd Amendment
June 9, 2009 - petition for certiorari filed for McDonald v. Chicago.

The three cases were related, but not consoli- 
dated, in the District Court. Petitioners and the 
related case plaintiffs appealed the District Court’s 
decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Seventh Circuit, which consolidated the appeals. The 
plaintiffs in the related cases, other than Anthony 
Burton, have separately petitioned for certiorari. Sup. 
Ct. Rule 12.4.

NRA v City of Chicago: June 3, 2009, NRA petitioned for certiorari to the US Supreme Court.

The court issued its opinion June 2, just 1 week after oral arguments, NRA v Chicago, affirming the lower court decision.

Oral arguments were held Tuesday, May 26, 2009. An MP3 of the oral argument in front of Posner, Easterbrook, and Bauer is available from the Seventh Circuit's website.