Mc Donald v. City of Chicago
GPTKB entity
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Second_Amendment |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
Civil rights case 08-1521 Challenged local gun laws |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:date |
March 2, 2010
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:2010
gptkb:legal_case June 28, 2010 |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 28, 2010
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| gptkbp:election_year |
5-4
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Heller legal landscape
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
March 2, 2010
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Influence on future gun legislation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mc Donald v. City of Chicago
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| gptkbp:impact |
Gun control laws in Chicago
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| gptkbp:involved_countries |
State courts interpretation of Second Amendment
State gun laws challenged |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
561 U. S. 742 (2010)
561 U. S. 742 |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:City_of_Chicago
gptkb:Otis_Mc_Donald |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
United States federal jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Second Amendment rights
Right to self-defense Affirmed lower court ruling Incorporation doctrine |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Alan_Gura
David Sigale Rights of individuals vs. government regulation |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Chicago handgun ban
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Caetano_v._Massachusetts
gptkb:Heller_v._District_of_Columbia gptkb:Mc_Cutcheon_v._FEC gptkb:NYSRPA_v._Bruen gptkb:New_York_State_Rifle_&_Pistol_Association_v._City_of_New_York gptkb:Rupp_v._Becerra |
| gptkbp:outcome |
5-4 ruling
Landmark decision Expanded interpretation of the Second Amendment Influenced state gun laws Expanded gun rights Incorporation of the Second Amendment Influenced public opinion on gun rights Strengthened individual gun ownership rights Struck down handgun ban Increased scrutiny of gun control laws Legal precedent for future gun rights cases Limited local government gun regulations |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
Subsequent gun rights cases Established precedent for individual rights Rights of states vs. federal government |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito Increased debate on gun control Debate on gun control Debate on gun rights |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Second_Amendment
gun rights |
| gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:City_of_Chicago
|
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Gun rights advocacy
Legal implications of the ruling |
| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:Otis_Mc_Donald
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Affirmed individual right to bear arms
Expanded gun rights |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:14th_Amendment
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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