Temporary Restraining Order for Illinois assault weapon ban upheld in Appellate Court
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- The temporary restraining order for the assault weapons ban has survived another legal challenge. In a decision released Tue...
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EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- The temporary restraining order for the assault weapons ban has survived another legal challenge. In a decision released Tue...
(FROM WRUL) In a serious blow to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's assault weapons ban, the 5th District Appellate Court affirmed on Tuesday Effingham County's Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), and goes beyond the original 866 plaintiffs in the original lawsuit, and is now binding against all courts statewide.The lawsuit is based on alleged violations of the Illinois Constitution. One alleged violation is the Equal Protection Clause, because the Assault Weapons Ban provides exemptions for certain groups – for instance, active and retired law enforcement are exempted from the ban, as w...
National news has it wrong and the temporary restraining order doesn't extend to all Illinoisans. "Immediately...
Attorney Tom DeVore wants a judge to order state Rep. Dan Caulkins to return all donations linked to a lawsuit over the state's assault weapons ban.
An Illinois appellate court upheld a downstate judge’s decision to temporarily block Illinois’ recently enacted gun ban from being enforced on plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the ban.