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Mayor Daley Says City Will Move Quickly To Propose New Gun Ordinance To Address Supreme Court Ruling
CHICAGO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Mayor Richard M. Daley said he is disappointed but not surprised at today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court that essentially makes Chicago’s prohibition on registering…
US: Supreme Court extends 2nd Amendment protection to state, local levels
Washington – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and states must abide by the 2nd Amendment, strengthening the rights of gun owners and opening a new chapter in the national…
Statement of Richard A. Pearson, Executive Director, Illinois State Rifle Association, Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Decision
CHICAGO, June 28 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The following is a statement by Richard A.
US Supreme Court rules Chicago ban on handgun ownership unconstitutional
The US Supreme Court has restricted the rights of state and city governments to enforce controls on gun ownership. The country’s highest court ruled by 5-4 that a ban on…
City of Chicago says it’s ready to hire 111 firefighters in discrimination case
CHICAGO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — The city of Chicago says it’s ready to hire firefighters in a long-running discrimination case if it’s ordered to do so now that the U.S. Supreme Court…
Senator says Kagan is critical of Supreme Court (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM)
WASHINGTON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan criticized the court she is seeking to join during a private meeting on Thursday with Democratic Senator Arlen Specter, the senator told…
Settlement reached in lawsuit over mentally ill
Illinois must help thousands of residents move out of large mental institutions and provide them support services as part of a settlement expected to be filed today in a class-action lawsuit. The agreement, hailed as a landmark by advocates of the mentally ill, gives the state five years to help residents make the transition to apartments and small homes, a process to be overseen by a court-appointed monitor.
Daley to Supreme Court: Why can’t I come packin’?
CHICAGO (WBBM) – Mayor Richard M. Daley is thumbing his nose at the Supreme Court, which seems ready to throw out Chicago’s handgun ban. With a sarcastic riff, Mayor Daley…
Chicago handgun ban before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) ― Does the City of Chicago’s nearly three-decade old ban on handgun ownership violate Second Amendment? The U.S.
Daley: City will prevail in handgun case
Mayor Richard Daley says he’s optimistic Chicago will prevail against what he calls the gun industry’s challenge to the city’s handgun laws. He spoke at a news conference Monday, a day before the U.S.
