MAYLE v. STATE OF ILLINOIS

No. 19-1691.

956 F.3d 966 (2020)

Kenneth MAYLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS and Nirav D. Shah, in his official capacity as Director of Illinois Department of Public Health, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Mayle, Chicago, IL, Pro. Se.

Chaya M. Citrin , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, Jonathan Joseph Sheffield, Jr. , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Kanne, Rovner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


For the second time, Kenneth Mayle has sued the State of Illinois to challenge state laws prohibiting bigamy, adultery, and fornication. The district court dismissed this second suit, in part on issue preclusion and in part for lack of standing. We affirm.

Mayle is a self-proclaimed Satanist. He says he is a follower...

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