Otis McDonald
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Otis McDonald was the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. City of Chicago, which extended Second Amendment gun rights protections to apply against state and local governments.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otis McDonald canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
individual Second Amendment rights
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right to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
local governments in the United States
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state governments in the United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| citation | 561 U.S. 742 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2010-06-28 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
U.S. Supreme Court decision McDonald v. City of Chicago
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obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| employer | Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| heldThat |
Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia
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Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is incorporated against the states ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging Chicago’s handgun ban ⓘ |
| legalAction | lawsuit against City of Chicago over handgun ban ⓘ |
| legalSubject | Second Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livedIn | Morgan Park, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Samuel Alito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | gun rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Otis McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being lead plaintiff in McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation | maintenance engineer ⓘ |
| overturned | Chicago’s effective handgun ban ⓘ |
| partyTo | McDonald v. City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Illinois
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United States of America ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Otis McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToCase | District of Columbia v. Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| role | lead plaintiff in McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | news coverage related to McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ |
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