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Posted on 02/03/2023 8:12:33 AM PST by rellimpank
SPRINGFIELD — In the latest legal setback for Illinois’ sweeping gun ban, a downstate judge on Thursday put a temporary hold on the law for more than 1,000 plaintiffs in a lawsuit, including former Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey and dozens of firearms dealers.
White County Judge T. Scott Webb found that the lawsuit stood a chance of succeeding because the weapons ban likely violated the equal protection clause of the Illinois Constitution.
The decision mirrors a ruling issued Tuesday by the state’s 5th District Appellate Court that sided with a judge in Effingham County on a similar legal challenge. More than 850 plaintiffs and a handful of firearms dealers in that lawsuit are also temporarily exempt from the gun ban.
The appellate court, however, rejected three other counts in the Effingham County lawsuit, a decision that was mirrored by Judge Webb in the White County case.
Three counts in the Effingham County lawsuit that were rejected by the appellate court also were denied by the White County judge.
Both lawsuits were filed by attorney Thomas DeVore, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general last year against Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul, who along with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Senate President Don Harmon is a defendant in the lawsuits
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It has been reported that the appeals court made the TRO universal.
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What is a TRO? Thank you.
—temporary restraining order—??
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Temporary restraining order. Temporarily negates the law.
Breaking the law: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L397TWLwrUU
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