Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon took an unusual step on Monday by arguing before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals , challenging the constitutionality of Illinois ‘s sweeping assault weapons ban and rejecting the court’s previous reasoning for upholding the law.

Dhillon, a longtime constitutional litigator and prominent figure in the Trump administration’s Justice Department , spoke for around five minutes during oral arguments in downtown Chicago. She asserted that the federal government has an overriding duty to ensure the Second Amendment is “not treated as a second-class right.”

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