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Wilson v. Cook County

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 9, 2011No. 1-08-1202 RelPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

Presiding Justice Quinn and Justice Neville concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

This appeal arises from the dismissal of plaintiffs’ (Matthew D. Wilson, Troy Edhlund, and Joseph Messineo) amended complaint seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against defendants (Cook County, the Cook County commissioners, and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart). Specifically, plaintiffs sought a declaration that the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban (Cook County Ordinance No. 06—O—50 (Nov. 14, 2006), amending Cook County, Illinois, Code of Ordinances §54—211 et seq. (eff. Jan. 1, 1994))…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Kyllo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Wilson v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 2012
  2. People v. SpencerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  3. People v. MimesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  4. People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  5. People v. LandAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011

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