Judge’s decision in Illinois gun ban challenge weeks away
Judge’s decision in Illinois gun ban challenge weeks away as state set to appeal concealed carry ruling
A trial over the constitutionality of Illinois’ ban on certain high-powered firearms ended this week after four days of arguments and now is in the hands of a federal judge who is expected to make a decision within the next few months.
Downstate judge set to rule next month on constitutionality of Illinois' assault weapons ban
Thursday was the final day of a trial challenging the law, passed in response to the 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park.
Judge’s decision in gun ban challenge weeks away as state set to appeal concealed carry ruling
A trial over the constitutionality of Illinois’ ban on certain high-powered firearms ended this week after four days of arguments and now is in the hands of a federal judge who is expected to make a decision within the next few months.
Paxton to appeal Dallas judge’s ruling on State Fair of Texas gun ban policy
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to appeal to a higher court after a Dallas County district judge on Thursday denied his office’s request to temporarily halt a new State Fair of Texas policy prohibiting firearms on its fairgrounds.
Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals judge's ruling upholding State Fair gun ban
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an expedited appeal Thursday after a Dallas County judge upheld the State Fair's gun ban earlier that day. Judge Emily G. Tobolowsky ruled almost immediately in favor of the City of Dallas and the State Fair after attorneys finished their closing statements early Thursday afternoon.
Gun ban trial touches on banned features plaintiffs say facilitate self defense
While the bench trial for Illinois’ gun and magazine ban is over, the reverberations could impact a separate lawsuit against ...
Downstate federal trial poses latest test for Illinois gun ban
SPRINGFIELD — Legal wrangling over Illinois’ sweeping gun ban is set to resume Monday in East St. Louis, where a federal ...
Illinois gun trial rests on whether banned weapons are for military or civilian uses
Throughout four days of testimony, a central issue has been whether the weapons and equipment covered under the law are ...
Testimony continues in 2nd Amendment challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the ...
Trial challenging state's assault weapons ban gets underway in southern Illinois
The first witness called by those challenging the ban was a downstate gun dealer who testified AR-15-style guns are used for ...
At Illinois 2nd Amendment trial, gun expert says assault weapons are ‘most popular’
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Distinction of military, civilian firearms made during Day 2 of IL gun ban trial
Whether commercially available semi-automatic rifles now banned in Illinois are common or too similar to military grade ...
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Illinois' gun ban trial testimony may finish Thursday
Plaintiffs called their final witness in the federal trial challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban Wednesday, and the case ...
Gun ban judge: What if Black victims of historic race riots had such weapons
The federal judge overseeing the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban questioned what would have happened if Black victims of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917 had such firearms. Before ...