United States v. McDonald

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Strengthened individual gun ownership rights
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
09-1432
gptkbp:controversy Right to self-defense
gptkbp:court 5-4 ruling
Influence_on_future_Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 2010
gptkbp:gameFeatures gptkb:Otis_McDonald
gptkbp:historical_analysis Debates on gun control
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-2008 gun rights movement
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Landmark case in gun rights history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. McDonald
gptkbp:impact Gun_control_laws_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Constitutional law
Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:National_Rifle_Association
Influence on state legislation
Strict scrutiny
561 U.S. 742 (2010)
March 2, 2010
Incorporation doctrine
State compliance with federal rulings
Second_Amendment_rights
Expanded_interpretation_of_the_Second_Amendment
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive media attention
gptkbp:notableEvent Gun control measures
gptkbp:notableFeature Constitutional_challenge_to_Chicago's_handgun_ban.
gptkbp:outcome Incorporation of the Second Amendment
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:District_of_Columbia_v._Heller
Rights of states vs. individual rights
gptkbp:publicAccess Divided opinions on gun rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:McDonald_v._City_of_Chicago
Challenges to state gun laws
gptkbp:respondsTo City of Chicago
gptkbp:significance Affirmed individual right to bear arms