7th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds NRA Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees in Lawsuits Against Chicago [View All]

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And Oak Park

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Today, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals conclusively and forcefully held, without need for oral argument, that the National Rifle Association has the right to recover attorneys’ fees in its lawsuits against the city of Chicago’s and the village of Oak Park’s unconstitutional gun bans.

The court held that the NRA was a prevailing party in the case of National Rifle Association v. City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park.

“This is a Second Amendment victory and a civil rights victory. The National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment prevailed against those who sought to deny the right to keep and bear arms in Chicago and Oak Park,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action.

“The attempt to avoid paying the NRA’s attorneys’ fees was rightly found to be unjust by the Court.”

http://www.ammoland.com/2011/06/03/seventh-circuit-court-of-appeals-holds-nra-entitled-to-attorneys-fees-in-lawsuits-against-chicago/