McCANN v. BRADY

No. 18-2175.

909 F.3d 193 (2018)

William "Sam" McCANN and Bruce Alan Mcdaniel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William E. BRADY, in His Official Capacity as Minority Leader of the Illinois State Senate, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale D. Pierson , James Connolly, Jr. , Robert A. Paszta , Attorneys, IUOE Local 150 Legal Department, Kara Pomerantz Principle , Joseph P. Sweeney , Attorneys, Indiana Illinois Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting, Countryside, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Frank Henry Bieszczat , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Sykes and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


This case takes us deep into the internal workings of the Illinois State Senate. After Senate Minority Leader William E. Brady (a Republican) decided to oust William ("Sam") McCann from the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus and thereby to deny certain resources to McCann, McCann and one of his constituents, Bruce Mcdaniel, sued...

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