Otis McDonald, et al v. City of Chicago

Otis McDonald, et al v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff - Appellant:	OTIS MCDONALD, ADAM ORLOV, COLLEEN LAWSON, DAVID LAWSON and SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
Defendant - Appellee:	CITY OF CHICAGO
Not Party - Amicus Curiae:	INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS ASSOCIATION, INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE, HEARTLAND INSTITUTE, DAVID BORDUA, Professor, WILLIAM TONSO, Professor, LAW ENFORCEMENT ALLIANCE OF AMERICA, DAVID YARDE, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, MIKE MURPHY, TOM KNOLLMAN, TERRY GOODIN, SUAL CORNELL, JONATHAN LURIE, WILLIAM MERKEL, WILLIAM NELSON and GEORGE THOMAS
Amicus Curiae:	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSORS, CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY, INCORPORATED, ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, VILLAGE OF WINNETKA, VILLAGE OF SKOKIE, CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO, WAYMAN AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS COUNCIL AGAINST HANDGUN VIOLENCE, LEGAL COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE, COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE/EDUCATIONAL FUND TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER, STATES UNITED TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, FREEDOM STATES ALLIANCE and INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
Case Number:	08-4244
Filed:	December 19, 2008
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Constitutionality of State Statutes

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Plaintiff - appellant: OTIS MCDONALD
Represented By:	David G. Sigale
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Plaintiff - appellant: ADAM ORLOV
Represented By:	David G. Sigale
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Plaintiff - appellant: COLLEEN LAWSON
Represented By:	David G. Sigale
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Plaintiff - appellant: DAVID LAWSON
Represented By:	David G. Sigale
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Plaintiff - appellant: SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Alan Gura
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Defendant - appellee: CITY OF CHICAGO
Represented By:	Suzanne M. Loose
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Not party - amicus curiae: INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS ASSOCIATION
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: DAVID BORDUA, Professor
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: WILLIAM TONSO, Professor
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: LAW ENFORCEMENT ALLIANCE OF AMERICA
Represented By:	David B. Kopel
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Not party - amicus curiae: DAVID YARDE
Represented By:	Peter Ordower
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Not party - amicus curiae: UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Represented By:	Lawrence Rosenthal
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Not party - amicus curiae: MIKE MURPHY
Represented By:	Peter Ordower
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Not party - amicus curiae: TOM KNOLLMAN
Represented By:	Peter Ordower
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Not party - amicus curiae: TERRY GOODIN
Represented By:	Peter Ordower
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Not party - amicus curiae: SUAL CORNELL
Represented By:	Geoffrey M. Wyatt
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Not party - amicus curiae: JONATHAN LURIE
Represented By:	Geoffrey M. Wyatt
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Not party - amicus curiae: WILLIAM MERKEL
Represented By:	Geoffrey M. Wyatt
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Not party - amicus curiae: WILLIAM NELSON
Represented By:	Geoffrey M. Wyatt
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Not party - amicus curiae: GEORGE THOMAS
Represented By:	Geoffrey M. Wyatt
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Amicus curiae: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSORS
Represented By:	Elizabeth B. Wydra
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Amicus curiae: CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY, INCORPORATED
Represented By:	Robert Cottrol
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Amicus curiae: ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Represented By:	Charles F. Smith
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Amicus curiae: VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
Represented By:	Charles F. Smith
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Amicus curiae: VILLAGE OF SKOKIE
Represented By:	Charles F. Smith
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Amicus curiae: CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: WAYMAN AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CHICAGO
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: ILLINOIS COUNCIL AGAINST HANDGUN VIOLENCE
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: LEGAL COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: COALITION TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE/EDUCATIONAL FUND TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: STATES UNITED TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: FREEDOM STATES ALLIANCE
Represented By:	Charles M. Dyke
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Amicus curiae: INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
Represented By:	Clark M. Neily
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