article: On July 18, 2007, attorneys for the ACLU of Kentucky Foundation, Inc. and private counsel filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of a lawful permanent resident living in Kentucky, challenging a Kentucky statute, §1 KRS 237.110, which barred resident aliens from obtaining licenses to carry a concealed deadly weapon. Plaintiff alleged that the U.S. citizenship requirement of the concealed carry law violated equal protection. Plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as monetary damages. Shortly after filing suit, plaintiff moved for a preliminary injunction, which the court granted on March 13, 2008. The following month, the defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss, arguing that the action was moot because the law had been amended to remove the citizenship requirement. On June 16, 2008, the court entered an order converting the preliminary injunction into a permanent injunction. The parties then disagreed about the awarding of attorney fees and costs. In March 2009, the court granted attorneys fees and costs to the plaintiffs, but did reduce the amount requested. This case was closed in May 2009.
summary: This 2007 case was a challenge to Kentucky's concealed deadly weapon's statute which barred non-U.S. citizens from obtaining licenses to carry. The court granted a permanent injunction against that requirement, although in the meantime, Kentucky amended the law to remove the citizenship requirement. This case was closed in 2009.