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Illinois Ass'n of Firearms Retailers v. City of Chicago

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 6, 2014No. 10 C 04184PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion and Order

EDMOND E. CHANG, District Judge.

Three Chicago residents and an association of Illinois firearms dealers brought this suit against the City of Chicago (May- or Rahm Emanuel is sued in his official capacity, which is the same as suing the City), challenging the constitutionality of City ordinances that ban virtually all sales and transfers of firearms inside the City’s limits.1 R. 80, Second Am. Compl. The ban covers federally licensed firearms dealers; even validly licensed dealers cannot sell firearms in Chicago. The ban covers gifts amongst family members; only…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. John Teixeira v. County of AlamedaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  2. United States v. Samuel HosfordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  3. People v. ChairezIllinois Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Arms v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  5. John Teixeira v. County of AlamedaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016

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