The US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction in the 2ALC-supported case of Barnett v. Raoul and three other related lawsuits in Illinois that challenge the constitutionality of the state’s unconstitutional new Protect Illinois Communities Act gun ban.
Among other things, Governor Pritzker’s PICA law bans the sale or transfer of any semi-automatic firearm designated by the state as an “assault weapon” and bans certain magazines based on their capacity. The PICA law is so restrictive that many Illinois sheriffs have refused to implement it. The law has prompted multiple lawsuits challenging it, including these particular cases which successfully fought for and received a preliminary injunction blocking their enforcement.
All four of these Southern District of Illinois federal Second Amendment cases have been consolidated in the Seventh Circuit, which has ordered all of the parties to submit their legal briefs on an expedited basis.
The Second Amendment Law Center needs your support now to fund the briefs supporting the challengers. We’ve won in getting the injunctions issued and believe strongly that with the Bruen decision from last summer, we’ll win on the merits.
The deadline for the State of Illinois and the other respondents to file their briefs was this past Monday. Amicus briefs supporting the state are due June 12.
Legal briefs by the plaintiffs who are challenging the law are due June 19 and are limited to 25 pages. The state’s reply brief and all amicus briefs supporting the plaintiffs are due June 26. The oral argument for all four cases is scheduled for June 29 in Chicago.
This shortened timetable is almost unheard of in the federal courts. It really puts pressure on the lawyers writing the briefs.
Coordinating an amicus brief campaign usually takes months, so 2ALC is hard at work. 2ALC has recruited multiple friends of the court to write amicus briefs supporting the four cases challenging the law, including law enforcement and police agencies, state associations like the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Gun Owners of California, as well as other pro-gun-owner states and groups.
2ALC has put together some impressive and experienced lawyers like Steve Halbrook to write briefs on an array of topics. Because the plaintiffs’ brief can only be 25 pages long, these amicus briefs can present the court with deeper analyses and cover topics that plaintiffs don’t have room to cover in their briefs.
Well-written amicus briefs can make the difference between success and failure. But we need your help to get this done.
The state knows the importance of amicus support. All of the anti-gun usual suspects will file amicus briefs supporting the state. That will include Everytown, Giffords, and Brady among others. We also expect anti-gun blue state Attorneys General to weigh in, because they want to be able to pass similar gun control laws in their states, so our efforts here will have national implications.
There are several other cases in Illinois challenging PICA where courts have ruled against the plaintiffs and denied their requests for an injunction. Those rulings have also been appealed. Some of the cases are already briefed, but the argument on those cases is also set for June 29 in Chicago.
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grabber time.
ban prime rib?
Seriously, the guy is like one slice of bacon away from a major heart attack.
“ban prime rib?”
Bugs are a plentiful source of protein. Don’t you keep up?
How fast does a Bats heart beat?
Bugs are good, I ate a moth once that tasted like raspberries.
And who doesn’t like lobster?
I just received a similar request for funding from the NRA-ILA.
…did the message say anything about what litigation your funds would support? They don’t seem to be involved in the recently-prominent cases.
Yes, they said they want more of my money to send out more flyers asking for more money. And something about some Wayne guy’s girlfriends. I didn’t know that Batman was dating anyone.
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“I just received a similar request for funding from the NRA-ILA.”
“Tis a puzzlement.”
With all the money NRA receives, one would think NRA can fund all these lawsuits.
(no, for all practical/public/political purposes, NRA and NRA-ILS are not really separate entities)
A puzzlement, indeed — how does the NRA get “all the money?”
It would also be interesting to know how much NRA-ILA spends on lawsuits.
If only there was a way to find out. Nah, let’s just keep saying that the NRA doesn’t spend any $$ on 2A lawsuits.
“Nah, let’s just keep saying that the NRA doesn’t spend any $$ on 2A lawsuits.”
NRA is schizo. They claim to be the oldest civil rights organization in the US, but then tries to sell the idea that legal matters are not the core function. Actually, NRA claims another purpose, training and safety. Who, who, who, who are they?
It’s not terribly confusing; NRA proper is and always was training and education. NRA-ILA was created for lobbying purposes (ILA is “Institute for Legislative Action”) after the 1968 GCA passed.
What, they can’t walk and chew gum?
“Nah, let’s just keep saying that the NRA doesn’t spend any $$ on 2A lawsuits.”
Sure, just point me to an article. I’ll wait right here…
“NRA-ILA was created for lobbying purposes (ILA is “Institute for Legislative Action”) after the 1968 GCA passed.”
Wow, they really haven’t done anything since 1968?
Not separate at all when WLP can fire Chris Cox.
“Not separate at all when WLP can fire Chris Cox.”
“As always, should you or any of your 2A defense force need funding, or coordination with the NRA, the Executive Vice-President will disavow any knowledge of your actions.”
“As always, should you or any of your 2A defense force need funding, or coordination with the NRA, the Executive Vice-President will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
This organization will self-destruct in 5 decades.”
FIFY
It would be wise for all these groups to pool their resources and consolidate all their lawsuits into one package if possible. Every group out there regardless of cause is hounding the American Public for money at a time when money for a lot of people is not abundant. Even the politicians who get paid well and have perks send you emails constantly on issues they get paid to deal with and of course ask you to contribute. To what? Their campaign not the issue which is their job to resolve. So instead of having 100 different 2nd Amendment organizations dealing with 20 different issues, pool your money and consolidate these things if possible to make better use of your available resources.
“So instead of having 100 different 2nd Amendment organizations dealing with 20 different issues, pool your money…”
One might question why NRA doesn’t serve as the lead force challenging gun control laws.
But not me.
Yep. Too bad we can’t find out how much each organization spends on legislative action. It might lead to comparisons. Oh well.
Yes the progs would love to have those details.
neiowa, it’s not like anyone could go to a site such as Open Secrets and find out — nope, no such thing.
And corporations aren’t required to file an annual report listing their expenses — nope, not in the US.
If only someone could invent a way to look through the interwebs. We could call it a “search engine” — nope, doesn’t exist.
“It would be wise for all these groups to pool their resources and consolidate all their lawsuits into one package if possible.”
Eh, not so sure on that one.
Analogies of caution when all eggs are in one basket comes to mind.
I think there’s great wisdom in a multi-pronged attack on 2A liberties. You never know which one presents arguments that can get the job won.
Case in point – TTAG has several commenters with law degrees. They just may have what it takes to make the proverbial shit to stick to the wall…
“TTAG has several commenters with law degrees.”
And each of them has unlimited financial resources to file motions, continuances, answer subpoenas … man, I wish I was rich. But then I would have a name.
What subpoena is involved when suing the federal government for a civil rights violation?
(I see your greater point, however…)
They are for the most part working together to decide which group will take the lead on a case. Second Amendment Law Center is the center of the amicus brief writing for all the cases across the country. There is coordination going on.
@Eric in Oregon
“It’s not terribly confusing;”
Agree. It is terribly duplicitous.
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Watch out for squatters. Make sure the check cashes before you hand over the keys.
“Getting our house readier for sale.”
Hope all goes well; not an easy decision to make.
When the new digs are just a few miles from the old one, it’s not like you will have to make a completely set of friends and a whole new life again…
Moving is a bitch unless you’ve got the money to hire it done.
And good fortune to you FWW.
It’s not, but whatever. Remember that there are plenty of reasons to dislike today’s NRA without resorting to conspiracy-theory thinking.
“Remember that there are plenty of reasons to dislike today’s NRA without resorting to conspiracy-theory thinking.”
It is interesting how many “conspiracy theories” end up being reality.
Which of course begs the question of exactly what is a “conspiracy theory” anyway? Aliens from outer space, or “Fast and Furious”?
@Osprey
“This organization will self-destruct in 5 decades.”
That didn’t work out too well. Another 50yrs?
@possum
“How fast does a Bats heart beat?
Bugs are good, I ate a moth once that tasted like raspberries.
And who doesn’t like lobster?”
That’s funny.
I assume all these shysters “friends” writing stuff are working probono? Or perhaps a reasonable $100/hr. NO???
Comrade, tell me what you do for a living and how much experience and training you endured to be skilled enough at it to be considered among the top of your profession, so I can then tell you why you should do your job for me for free.
They are actually. They are in the cause and working for highly reduced rates. Follow the news section of 2alc.org and you would know. They have the best of the best who have dedicated decades to fighting for the Second Amendment.
Ill will eventually be defeated, if not in federal circuit then at SCOTUS. Don’t worry too much about the state level courts decisions, they are not really bound by Bruen. Its obvious when Bruen is applied the plaintiffs should prevail, but you are not going to get a fair application of Bruen in a state court without the states interjection of the old two-step ‘give the state what they want’ test.
Where is the NRA on all these FPC, GOA funded efforts? I don’t hear of the NRA in the news helping anyone!
The NRA spends all of my money on suits. Wayne’s suits. His business suits and law suits.
That’s what I’ve been told, and I believe everything I read on TTAG.
NRA-ILA lobbying expenses here:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/249398/lobbying-expenditures-of-the-national-rifle-associaction-in-the-united-states/
How much of this was spent on steak dinners for politicians and how much of that directly influenced legislation? Only LaPierre and his buddies know.
“How much of this was spent on steak dinners for politicians …”
I believe that’s common knowledge: all of it.
“…and how much of that directly influenced legislation?”
None of it. The anti-gun groups such as Everytown and Giffords are convinced that legislators, especially Republicans, are bought and paid for with this stuff. But we all know that our representatives are above that kind of “pay-for-play” shenanigans.
@B m
“What, they can’t walk and chew gum?”
Apparently that is the core problem.
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