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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Seventh Circuit

Chicago, Illinois 60604

 

 August 25, 2010

Before

FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge

WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge

RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge

Nos. 08-4241, 08-4243 & 08-4244

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,

INC.,et al.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, and VILLAGE OF

OAK PARK, ILLINOIS,

Defendants-Appellees.

On Remand from the 

Supreme Court of the 

United States.

Order

After the Supreme Court’s decision in McDonald v. Chicago, 130 S. Ct. 3020 (2010), 

both the City of Chicago and the Village of Oak Park repealed the ordinances that had 

been the subject of this litigation. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s judgments 

and remand with instructions to dismiss as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 

340 U.S. 36 (1950).

Plaintiffs contend that the new ordinances enacted to supersede the ones 

challenged in these suits have constitutional flaws. Plaintiffs are entitled to pursue those 

contentions in new suits. The subject matter of this litigation, however, no longer exists.

NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION

To be cited only in accordance with 

Fed. R. App. P. 32.1

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If plaintiffs believe that the repeals entitle them to attorneys’ fees under 28 U.S.C. 

§1988, they may file appropriate motions in the district court. We do not express any 

opinion on the question whether the repealers, enacted before the Supreme Court’s 

decision could be implemented on remand, affect the availability of fees under the 

approach of Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health & 

Human Resources, 532 U.S. 598 (2001).

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