Legal Opinion
Illinois State Rifle Ass'n v. State of Ill.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 16, 1989No. 89 C 2217PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Illinois State Rifle Association (“Association”), Safari Club International (“Club”), Charles Wilt III (“Wilt”) and Patricia Valentino (“Valentino”) 1 have sued the State of Illinois and its Department of Conversation Director Mark Freeh (“Freeh”), claiming defendants have violated the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (“Act”), 2 16 U.S.C. §§ 669-669Í. 3 Defendants have responded with a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 12(b)(6) on dual grounds — either of which would suffice for dismissal: 4
1. There is no private right…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- James Koch v. Steven StanardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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- Scarborough Citizens Protecting Resources v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Sierra Club v. United States Fish & Wildlife ServiceDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2002
- James Koch v. Steven StanardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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