Nat'l Rifle Assoc. v. City of Chicago, No. 10-3957 (7th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseIn 2008 the Supreme Court held that a federal enclave’s ban on operable handguns in the home violates the Second Amendment. At the time, Chicago and Oak Park had ordinances similar to the one invalidated. The plaintiffs challenged those laws, and, in 2010, the Supreme Court reversed the district court and the Seventh Circuit and held that the Second Amendment applies to states and municipalities as a matter of due process. The municipalities repealed their ordinances within days and the district court dismissed the suit and held that the plaintiffs were not prevailing parties for purposes of attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. 1988. The Seventh Circuit reversed and remanded. Plaintiffs achieved a decision that alters the legal relationship between the parties. Although the district court never entered judgment in their favor, the Supreme Court decision gave the plaintiffs "everything they needed."
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