Atkinson v. Rosen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PATRICK ATKINSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 21 C 291 ) v. ) Judge John Robert Blakey ) MERRICK GARLAND, in his official ) capacity as Attorney General of the ) United States, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Federal law precludes Patrick Atkinson, a convicted felon, from possessing a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Atkinson has sued the Attorney General of the United States and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, challenging the constitutionality of…