Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, took the rare step of appearing before a federal appeals court in a key Second Amendment case even though the DOJ is not a party to the lawsuit.
The case is Barnett v. Raoul, a National Rifle Association-backed challenge to Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines.
In a five-minute appearance before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit on Monday, Dhillon argued against the 2023 Illinois law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in the aftermath of the July 4, 2022, Highland Park mass shooting. The measure outlaws AR-15 sales and limits magazines to 10 rounds for rifles and 15 for handguns.
Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
