N.J. BY JACOB v. SONNABEND

No. 21-1959.

37 F.4th 412 (2022)

N.J., BY his next friend Kelly JACOB, and A.L., by his next friend Tara Lloyd, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David SONNABEND, in his official capacity as associate principal of Shattuck Middle School, and Justin Bestor, in his official capacity as principal of Kettle Moraine High School, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Monroe , Attorney, John Monroe Law, P.C., Dawsonville, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jonathan E. Sacks , Ronald S. Stadler , Attorneys, Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin, P.C., Waukesha, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Eugene Volokh , Attorney, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, Erik S. Jaffe , Attorney, Schaerr Jaffe LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Ripple and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


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