Legal Opinion
James Brunson v. Scott Murray
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2016No. 14-2877PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge,
Plaintiff James Brunson owns a package liquor store in Bridgeport, Illinois. He asserts that city officials violated his constitutional rights by refusing to renew his liquor license and orchestrating a campaign of harassment and outright violence. Brunson has offered evidence that after he purchased the business, he was subjected to continued harassment by the defendants, including Max Sehauf, the town’s mayor and local liquor commissioner. When Mayor Sehauf refused to consider Brunson’s application for a routine renewal of his liquor license, Brunson was forced to…
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