"On November 6 District Court Judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction barring the federal government from attacking Chicago residents engaged in lawful protests. Judge Ellis also certified a class for this litigation. It consists of All persons who are or will in the future non-violently demonstrate, protest, observe, document, or record at Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement. The defendants sought a stay pending appeal."
"The facts of the case are well known. Masked thugs are caught on camera shoving protesters to the ground and zip-tying them, shooting people with pepper balls, teargassing kids, holding people for hours without charges, and much much more. The evidence is set out in a detailed and very long Opinion and Order entered by Judge Ellis on November 20. The legal standards for issuance of a preliminary injunction are also well known,"
District Court Judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction on November 6 barring the federal government from attacking Chicago residents engaged in lawful protests and certified a class that includes all persons who non-violently demonstrate, protest, observe, document, or record at Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement. The defendants sought a stay pending appeal, and a Seventh Circuit panel later granted relief, permitting federal agents to resume confrontational tactics. Recorded incidents include shoving protesters to the ground, zip-tying individuals, shooting pepper balls, teargassing children, and detaining people for hours without charges. Judge Ellis entered a detailed Opinion and Order documenting the evidence, while the appeals panel characterized the injunction as overbroad and found the defendants likely to succeed on the merits.
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