7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County’s assault weapons ban, which prohibits possession of firearms like AR-15s. The case, consolidated with a similar challenge from Connecticut, will determine whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to own such rifles. The decision follows the 2022 Bruen ruling, which established a framework for evaluating gun laws based on historical tradition of firearm regulation.

Chicago's federal appeals court overturned convictions of former ComEd officials Anne Pramaggiore and Michael McClain, prompting U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to consider whether to retry them. The court acknowledged the convictions were legally flawed but emphasized they did not declare the defendants innocent.