U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle concluded that the law precluding felons from possessing a firearm is unconstitutional in the same way that gun owners argue the state’s “assault weapons” ban violates the Second Amendment.
BENTON - Former federal judge Michael Reagan severely sentenced former East St. Louis Township Supervisor Oliver Hamilton to deter corruption; but according to an investigation by the FBI, a five year prison sentence didn’t deter Hamilton from possibly violating supervision terms.