Moore v. Madigan
| Moore v. Madigan | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Full case name | Michael Moore, et al., and Mary E. Shepard, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees. |
| Decided | December 11, 2012 |
| Case history | |
| Appealed from | United States District Courts for the Central District of Illinois and the Southern District of Illinois |
| Subsequent actions | District court reversed and remanded with directions, but stayed for 180 days |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Posner, Flaum, Williams |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Posner, Flaum |
| Dissent | Williams |
Moore v. Madigan (USDC 11-CV-405-WDS, 11-CV-03134; 7th Cir. 12–1269, 12–1788) is the common name for a pair of cases decided in 2013 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, regarding the constitutionality of the State of Illinois' no-issue legislation and policy regarding the carry of concealed weapons. The plaintiffs, Michael Moore (not the famous filmmaker), Mary Shepard and the Second Amendment Foundation, sought an injunction against Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn, and other named defendants, barring them from enforcing two key provisions of the Illinois Statutes prohibiting public possession of a firearm or other weapon.
The case was initially dismissed by the Illinois Federal District Court, but a 3-judge panel of the 7th Circuit reversed, and an en banc rehearing was declined by the full Circuit. Madigan and other named Defendants were considering an appeal to the United States Supreme Court prior to July 2013, but the legal case became mooted once the Illinois legislature passed a shall issue concealed carry law that month.