(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court this week denied a request to halt Illinois’ “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine bans pending an appeal. The case Bevis v. Naperville was filed last year challenging Naperville’s gun ban. The plaintiffs modified the federal case to include the state’s gun ban enacted in January. In February, […]
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Illinois Supreme Court justices deny motion for recusal in ‘assault weapons’ ban lawsuit
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a motion to disqualify two justices from hearing a challenge to the state’s “assault weapons” ban over alleged conflicts of interest. Before Elizabeth Rochford and Mary O’Brien were elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in November 2022, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave each of their campaign […]
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Plaintiffs in Illinois ‘assault weapons’ ban lawsuit file request for state Supreme Court justices’ recusal
(The Center Square) – Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban are seeking Illinois Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves due to campaign donations from the governor. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities on January 10. Lawsuits were then filed in […]
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Illinois attorney general denies charges in response to federal lawsuit against Illinois’ ‘assault weapons’ ban
(The Center Square) – The state attorney general said Illinois’ “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine bans do not infringe on residents’ Second Amendment rights in response to a federal lawsuit. Among the first questions in the answers to the Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois lawsuit charges, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office, which is representing […]
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Gov. JB Pritzker says cashless bail ‘more fair’ as state awaits ruling from Illinois Supreme Court in lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday that ending cash bail is a “more fair” system as the state awaits a ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court in the SAFE-T Act lawsuit. The law ending cash bail statewide was initially passed with the SAFE-T Act in early 2021. Lawmakers have amended the law […]
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Illinois Supreme Court takes challenge to ending cashless bail provision of SAFE-T Act under advisement
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court took arguments over the state’s suspended no-cash bail law under advisement after oral arguments Tuesday in Springfield. The state’s Pretrial Fairness Act, which was part of the SAFE-T Act, was supposed to go into effect January 1, but was suspended the day before by the Illinois Supreme […]
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments Tuesday in lawsuit against SAFE-T Act’s end of cash bail provision
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Illinois that has prevented the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act from going into effect. Dozens of state’s attorneys in the fall sued Illinois to stop the state from implementing the no-cash bail law approved as […]
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Attorney confident judge’s final ruling declaring Illinois gun ban unconstitutional applies statewide
(The Center Square) – An attorney representing a lawsuit plaintiff says he is confident a judge’s final judgment ruling Illinois’ “assault weapons” and magazine ban unconstitutional applies statewide. Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted the ban on certain semi-automatic weapons and magazines over certain capacities on January 10. Two weeks after the ban was in effect, lawsuits […]
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Judge declares Illinois ‘assault weapons’ and high-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional
(The Center Square) – A downstate judge has declared Illinois’ “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine ban as unconstitutional, setting up a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court. The move means the law is not enforceable statewide pending appeal, according to attorney Jerry Stocks, who represents state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, in his challenge to […]