In support of his vagueness claim against Illinois' controversial gun regulation law, Wood River attorney Thomas Maag argues that magazines sometimes remain on the market long after a corresponding firearm is out of production.
EAST ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn pried confirmation out of Assistant Attorney General Chris Wells of the possibility that law enforcement could arrest whole families in their homes, all occupants of vehicles and other groups in the presence of unregistered regulated weapons or devices that Illinois criminalized.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly asked U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn to supplement his response to a motion for partial summary judgment with plaintiff depositions he claims dispute the vagueness argument.
EAST ST. LOUIS – While U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn awaits a Seventh Circuit decision on his injunction against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s weapon ban law, he tackles a claim that owners won’t know how to comply due to vagueness.
A St. Clair County jury entered a verdict in favor of homeowners Virginia and Charles Larson, concluding they are entitled to an order granting rescission of a breached agreement with Dupo Oilfield Development Inc.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly removed to federal court a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card statute.
EDWARDSVILLE – A former employee has filed a lawsuit against Master Medical Care, LLC and First Care Express Care, LLC claiming $200,000 in unpaid wages.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Brothers Thomas Maag and Peter Maag of Wood River claim an expert for the state made their point that the vagueness of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s gun law violates the Constitution.
A panel of judges with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Illinois’ controversial assault weapon ban Thursday, challenging the state’s justification for the ban and the plaintiffs’ reliance on “in common use.”
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag objects to Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly’s motion for a stay on non-Second Amendment claims in a southern Illinois gun ban challenge, arguing that the state is “terrified that this court will rule in accord with well established precedent on the topic.”
EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth must decide who owned a spot for a billboard along Interstate 70 while Eberhart Sign and Lighting paid $21,546 in rent for the spot.
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card statute, and he urged the court not to transfer the case in accordance with a new law signed last month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker which now requires such cases to be litigated in either Chicago or Springfield.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly asks U.S. district judge Stephen McGlynn not to rule on a motion for partial summary judgment filed by Wood River attorney Thomas Maag, who argues that the ban is “void for vagueness”
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth granted dismissal following a settlement in a consumer fraud suit alleging a firearms magazine sold the publication with a printing defect.
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag is suing the chief of the Firearms Services Bureau for denying a FOID card application submitted by a man charged - but not convicted - with three felonies, which were later dismissed.
The mother of a disabled minor argues that a sexual assault complaint against Special Olympics Illinois contains sufficient facts, and specific details should not have to be made public in order to avoid dismissal.
Madison County Associate Judge Ronald Foster approved a proposed settlement for a 2015 class action involving a disputed $1 vendor processing fee for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card applications.
ALTON – A nurse is suing Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting predatory sexual behavior by one of its residents.
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed a class action against a concealed carry class instructor for allegedly failing to meet the required criteria and distributing false certificates of completion.
