Legal Opinion
Sklar v. Byrne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 1984No. 83-1431PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the constitutionality of Chicago’s laws regulating the possession and registration of handguns. The plaintiff-appellant contends that the city has violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment by discriminating against persons who have moved or will move to Chicago after the effective date of the ordinance, April 10, 1982. He seeks both a declaration that the ordinance is invalid and a permanent injunction against the enforcement of its restrictions on the registration of handguns by new residents. The district court…
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3Cited by36 opinions
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