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McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010), was a landmark [1] decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms", as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment and is thereby enforceable against the states.
McDonald and Byrd sued in federal court in Chicago, [3] arguing that their right to vote under the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment had been violated. They sought an injunction to force the Board to give them absentee ballots, and the Board sought to dismiss the lawsuit, saying that giving them the ballots would be a crime ...
Also known as the "McDonald's coffee case", Liebeck v. McDonald's is a well-known product liability lawsuit that became a flash point in the debate in the U.S. over tort reform after a jury awarded $2.9 million to Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who sued McDonald's after she suffered third-degree burns from hot ...
(overruled by District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)). Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 (1886) An Illinois law that prohibits common citizens from forming personal military organizations, performing drills, and parading is constitutional because such a law does not limit the personal right to keep and bear ...
Both said they would not have bought their burgers had McDonald's disclosed the risk of contamination, and have suffered damages because of McDonald's actions. McDonald's sued by consumers in ...
Five McDonald's employees and four of their family members have filed a lawsuit in Illinois that claims the Chicago-based company didn't provide workers with adequate protections against the ...
Allen said McDonald's allocation of ad dollars reflected the Chicago-based company's "racial animus and racial stereotyping." ... A U.S. judge has dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald ...
The Chicago City Council approved a $5 million settlement to McDonald's family on April 15, 2015, [59] although the family had not yet filed a wrongful death lawsuit. [60] Emails from the mayor's office surrounding the case later revealed the settlement deal was finalized the day after the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel , secured his second ...