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First lawsuits filed in state courts, more expected in federal courts
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First lawsuits filed in state courts, more expected in federal courts
The pushback from sheriffs comes as the Protect Illinois Communities Act already faces legal challenges in the courts, including one from former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Tom DeVore on behalf of more than 800 plaintiffs.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman is getting emails from concerned gun owners. "I want people of Champaign Count...
First lawsuits filed in state courts, more expected in federal courts
A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what's expected to be a flurry of litigation against the state's new law banning the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois.