The Law Firm of David G. Sigale has recently filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois, on behalf of the Illinois State Rifle Association, and supporting the Petitioners in their challenge to the Cook County ban on semi-automatic rifles as a violation of the Second Amendment[…]
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Justice Department Issues Framework for Firearm Rights Restoration
Civil Rights, Gun Law Jul 21, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued its proposed criteria and procedural framework for the restoration of firearm rights to those with federal prohibitions, most of which falls under the federal “felon-in-possession” prohibition of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The Proposed Rule is designed to disqualify violent offenders, while insuring a sufficient amount of time has passed[…]
DOJ Files Amicus Brief in Support of Harrel Plaintiffs In Pica Case
Civil Rights, Gun Law Jun 18, 2025
The United States Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Firm’s Harrel Plaintiffs and the plaintiffs in the three other cases consolidated with Harrel. A trial was held last September in the Southern District of Illinois against the PICA assault-weapon law, where the District Judge struck down PICA[…]
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[…]
Sigale Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review in Harrel Rifle and Magazine Ban Case
Civil Rights, Gun Law Feb 13, 2024
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,[…]
Attorney David G. Sigale, in conjunction with attorneys for two other consolidated cases in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, has filed for a full-Court, or en banc, review of the Court’s recent 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[…]
David G. Sigale recently addressed the many attendees at the Second Amendment Foundation’s annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which was held this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Sigale spoke on updates to Illinois firearm laws and lawsuits, including the pending challenge to the State’s assault weapon ban which is currently in the Seventh Circuit Court of[…]
This past week, the Law Firm of David G. Sigale, P.C. co-presented the case of Evans v. Illinois State Police to the Illinois Supreme Court. The case seeks to reverse an Appellate Court decision holding that the FOID Card Act cannot be used to restore the firearm rights of felons. The Firm is arguing this is an[…]
David G. Sigale has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the eighth time in 2021, and continues to be grateful for the honor. Mr. Sigale has become one of the Nation’s leading Second Amendment and civil rights attorneys since serving as co-counsel in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. City of Chicago. He[…]
David G. Sigale files lawsuit stating FOID delays unconstitutional.