United States Seventh Circuit
CITY OF CHICAGO v. US DEP'T OF THE TREASURY, 01-2167
The Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2003 precludes the use of federal funds for the retrieval of information from a federal database regarding firearms records, but does not substantively change the Freedom of Information Act.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/15/2005
- Decided 09/16/2004
- Published 09/16/2004
Judges
- BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Larry H. James, Crabbe, Brown & James, Columbus, OH, for Amicus Curiae, Fraternal Order of Police., Lucy A. Dalglish, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press., David A. Handzo, Jenner & Block, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, DKT Liberty Project., Eric J. Mogilnicki, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence., Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, VA, for Amicus Curiae, National Rifle Association of America, Inc.
- For Appellees:
- Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), David A. Graver, Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Steve Frank (argued), Department Of Justice Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.