FEDERATION OF ADVER. IND. REP. v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 02-1909.

326 F.3d 924 (2003)

FEDERATION OF ADVERTISING INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, INC., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Levy (argued), Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mardell Nereim, Suzanne M. Loose (argued), Office of Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Daniel J. Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns a continuing litigation involving a now-repealed Chicago city ordinance. The district court held that repeal of the ordinance ended the ongoing controversy and rendered the case moot. The district court also found that the plaintiff was not entitled to attorney's fees. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

I. History

In September 1997, the Chicago City Council...

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