John Doe and Richard Roe, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Jim Edgar, Secretary of State, State of Illinois

PELL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants challenge the Illinois Secretary of State’s policy of denying reinstatement of a driver’s license or issuance of a restricted driving permit to individuals solely because they have two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol and five years have not elapsed since the date of the latest revocation. At issue on appeal are: (1) whether the Secretary’s policy with respect to the license and restricted driving permit violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and (2) whether the policy with respect to the…