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SCOTUS won't step into IL 'assault weapons' ban fight, for now
Illinois' ban on so-called 'assault weapons' will remain in place, likely through much of the summer, as the Supreme Court turned aside a long-shot bid for an emergency injunction blocking enforcement of the law while a federal appeals court and the Illinois Supreme Court consider constitutional challenges to the gun ban -
IL Supreme Court grapples with how to address state constitutional claims in challenge to 'assault weapons' ban
Justices on the Illinois high court questioned what legal standards to use to determine the fate of the lawsuit by downstate gun owners claiming the Illinois 'assault weapons' ban violates their rights to equal protection, by denying most of Illinois a right to own and use 'assault weapons,' while exempting others -
Appeals court reinstates IL 'assault weapons' ban, for now; Invites challenger response
A federal appeals court judge in Chicago has put a hold on a southern Illinois federal judge's injunction blocking enforcement of the new Illinois gun ban. The appeals court judge will allow challengers to argue why prior appellate decisions allowing "assault weapons" bans may no longer apply under U.S. Supreme Court rulings -
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces Attorney General Raoul Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Veterans’ Rights
Attorney General Kwame Raoul , as part of a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general, asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear an important case in order to protect veterans’ rights to their hard-earned benefits. -
Former Madison County Board member pleads guilty to election violations
Former Madison County Board member Gussie Glasper pleaded guilty on Monday to a criminal misdemeanor charge for disregarding the election code during the June 22, 2022, Primary Election. -
Battle over IL gun ban expanding, setting stage for big showdown to come before Chicago fed appeals court
Lawyers for gun makers' trade group, the National Sports Shooting Foundation, and others have filed briefs seeking to undo a Chicago federal judge's order largely upholding the Illinois "assault weapons" ban, saying the reasoning doesn't hold up under the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings -
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces Reacts to Federal Judge’s Decision That Preserves Access to Abortion Drug While Lawsuit Filed by Raoul and 17 States Proceeds
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after a federal judge in Washington issued an injunction preventing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from reducing the availability of medication abortion in Illinois and states participating in a lawsuit filed by Raoul and 17 state attorneys general. -
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces Calls for Increased Access to Birth Control Coverage
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the Biden administration to scrap dangerous federal rules that allow employers to interfere in the reproductive health decisions of their employees. -
Assistant state AG replaced in discrimination suit; Sanctions for discovery violations remain unpaid
EAST ST. LOUIS – Assistant Illinois attorney general Thomas Ewick, whose misconduct in a suit against Chester mental health hospital cost the state in cash and strategy, was removed from the case. -
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces Urges Federal Government to Ensure Robust Access to Asylum
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, issued a letter on Tuesday raising concerns with a proposed rule that would put more restrictive standards in place for those seeking asylum. -
Attorney General Raoul Announces Passing of Utilities Bill
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the Illinois House of Representatives passed his legislation to protect vulnerable residents from gas or electric utility service disconnection for nonpayment of bills when temperatures are 90 F or above, or when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning. -
Attorney General Raoul: Federal Gun Law Does Not Shield Gun Manufacturers and Dealers From Liability
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief to uphold and preserve state-law remedies for misconduct by gun manufacturers and sellers. -
Yandle presides over trial in suit alleging prison brutality
BENTON – Attorney general Kwame Raoul pulled three lawyers off a prison brutality case in three months and replaced them with two fresh lawyers as a March 27 trial date approached. -
Second Amendment Law Center opposes gun ban in amicus brief, challenges 14th Amendment argument
EAST ST. LOUIS – Supporters of Gov. Pritzker’s gun law committed serious error by claiming the Fourteenth Amendment changed the Second Amendment’s meaning, according to the Second Amendment Law Center. -
IL Supreme Court justices hear arguments over cash bail abolition
The justices will decide if state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker had the authority to simply abolish cash bail, despite constitiutional language and past constitutional amendments appearing to assume the existence of the system -
Attorney General Raoul and Illinois Department of Human Rights Issue Guidance on Protections Against Discrimination Related to Pregnancy, Reproductive Health Decisions
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) released a guide on the state's protections against discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, and reproductive health decisions related to pregnancy — including abortion. -
Rosenstengel sanctions assistant Illinois AG again for continuing to violate her orders in discrimination suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U. S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel struck all affirmative defenses of assistant Illinois attorney general Thomas Ewick on Feb. 23 for violating her orders in a civil suit against Chester Mental Health hospital. -
IL state officials oppose injunctive relief from 'assault weapons' ban in southern district court; County officials support plaintiffs
Illinois state officials have responded in opposition to requests for preliminary injunction from the Protect Illinois Communities Act in southern district court, arguing that semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines are not protected as “arms” under the Second Amendment. Specifically, they argue that while the weapons regulated by the law are widely owned, they claim the weapons are not used for self-defense but are commonly used in mass shootings. -
Illinois Sheriff's Association seeks to file opposition to gun ban in federal court suits
EAST ST. LOUIS – Gun owners and dealers suing in U. S. district court for an injunction against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s gun law found a friend in the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. -
Pritzker, Raoul: No 'fundamental right' to own, sell 'assault weapons' in IL, ask IL high court to toss TRO
Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to immediately vacate a temporary restraining order upheld by a state appeals court, which had ruled the state ban on "assault weapons" trampled the state constitution