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CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM v. MADIGAN

No. 11-3693.

697 F.3d 464 (2012)

CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lisa MADIGAN, Attorney General of the State of Illinois et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Kirby (argued), Attorney, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary Ellen Welsh (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

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