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In NRA v. Vullo, released May 30, 2024, a 9-0 Supreme Court has ruled that the NRA plausibly alleged that a New York official violated the First Amendment by coercing regulated entities to terminate their business relationships with the NRA in order to punish or suppress gun-promotion advocacy, with which the official disagreed. The Opinion begins[…]

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Attorney David G. Sigale, has filed with his co-counsel a Petition for Writ of Certiorari before the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s 2-1 panel decision in Bevis v. City of Naperville, which upheld the State’s ban on many semi-automatic firearms and magazines. The firm represents the Plaintiffs in Harrel v. Raoul,[…]

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The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. is pleased to report that the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Nashville has entered a judgment in favor of the Firm’s client in Braden v. Columbia Housing & Redevelopment Corp. The case was an appeal on behalf of a public housing resident who had been evicted when he was forced to defend himself[…]

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Recently, David G. Sigale obtained a reversal of the Defendant’s conviction for resisting and/or obstructing arrest in State v. Elliott, 2022 IL App (2d) 210359-U. In Elliott, a police officer began following the Defendant, whom he believed he observed speeding. After following the Defendant for some time, the officer realized the Defendant was actually home. In fact,[…]

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The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. is part of an excellent legal team representing the Illinois State Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, and the Firearms Policy Coalition, as well as three individuals, in a lawsuit challenging the State of Illinois’s prohibition on 18-20-year-olds from obtaining a concealed carry license, even if they have[…]

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