The order noted that while refusing to issue a preliminary injunction is not the same as upholding the law entirely, “the laws have enough support to remain in place pending the final resolution of plaintiffs’ suit.” #appeals
"A lot of people have viewed this case as being about cannabis rights. I’ve never viewed it as that, it is more important than that. It’s a case about our constitutional rights." #search
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said Illinois’ 14-day extension of Election Day thwarts federal law, violates the civil rights of voters and invites fraud.
Illinois’ pretrial system now allows people who do not pose a safety risk to continue to work, care for their families, and improve themselves while their cases proceed. #pretrialfairness
The video of that reenactment was then used as a key piece of evidence in Logan’s 2021 conviction on first-degree murder charges... #illinoissupremecourt
Nouri also cited the state’s Reproductive Health Act, a 2019 law that, among other things, stipulates fetuses do not have independent rights in the state of Illinois. #murder #fetus
State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, who sponsored the legislation enabling the ban, was disappointed with McGlynn’s decision, but his office noted other elements of the law are intact. #gunban