The case People of the State of Illinois v Vivian Claudine Brown, in which the circuit/trial court struck down the Illinois FOID law as applied to her only, is currently pending in the Illinois Supreme Court. Ms. Brown possessed a simple rifle which was kept in her home next to the bed for self-defense purposes. […]
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Sigale Challenges Injustices of Concealed Carry Application Process
Civil Rights, Gun Law May 06, 2019
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. is co-counsel in the cause of Michael White, who has for years attempted to obtain an Illinois concealed carry license. His case has repeatedly been referred to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board, where the false presumptions about long-ago alleged occurrences, and the lack of a hearing[…]
Today was a day of victories large and small for the Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. In the morning, the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois entered a judgment in favor of the Firm’s clients in N.Doe v. East St. Louis Housing Authority, which was a challenge on behalf of public[…]
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. has recently obtained a ruling that the Village of Deerfield exceeded its authority when it enacted an assault weapon ban (AWB) and large capacity magazine (LCM) ban. In Easterday v. Village of Deerfield, a Judge in the Lake County Circuit Court held the ordinances to be unenforceable[…]
Sigale Files Lawsuit in Missouri to Protect Foster Parents’ Second Amendment Rights
Civil Rights, Gun Law Jan 21, 2019
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale has filed suit in federal Court in the Western District of Missouri in Kansas City to overturn restrictions on the Second Amendment rights of foster parents (Attaway et al v. Corsi). The challenged restrictions prohibit the basic right to armed self-defense of a foster family, whether parents, natural[…]
I was privileged to participate in a video for Guns.com, which details Rhonda Ezell and the Ezell v. Chicago firing range lawsuit, but also Rhonda’s continued efforts to promote Second Amendment rights for law-abiding Chicago residents. In the wake of the horrible tragedies committed by horrible people, it is important to take note of the[…]
On June 26, 2008, ten years ago, two things happened that dramatically altered the landscape of Second Amendment law. The first was the Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that individuals had a right under the Second Amendment to armed self-defense, and that handgun bans (such as the Washington D.C. ban[…]
Firm Files Second Amendment Challenge for Illinois Home Day Care Licensees
Civil Rights, Gun Law Apr 17, 2018
Attorney David G. Sigale, who specializes in Second Amendment law, has filed a lawsuit under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to a State law and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services rules, which ban handgun possession by day care home licensees. Shelbyville, Illinois residents Jennifer and Darin Miller have FOID cards, concealed carry licenses,[…]
David G. Sigale, on behalf of Daniel Easterday, a resident of Deerfield, the Illinois State Rifle Association, and the Second Amendment Foundation, has filed a lawsuit in Lake County, Illinois, against the ban on certain semiautomatic rifles and pistols (which the law labels as “assault weapons”), passed by the Village of Deerfield. The lawsuit, alleges[…]
The Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. has filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois alleging that a public housing ban on home firearm possession (under threat of eviction) is an unconstitutional violation of both the Second Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. The lawsuit is filed on behalf[…]