QUINN v. GATES

No. 08-2767.

575 F.3d 651 (2009)

Patrick J. QUINN, Governor of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert M. GATES, Secretary of Defense, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence J. Corrigan, Office of the Attorney General, Springfield, IL, Brett E. Legner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alexander K. Haas, H. Thomas Byron, III (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

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