2020 Supreme Court High Profile Cases | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts High-Profile Supreme Court Cases This page displays information on high-profile cases heard before the Illinois Supreme Court. All documents in this table are in PDF format. Case No. 125952 — Darren Bailey, appellee, v. Governor Jay Robert Pritzker, etc., appellant. Appeal, Circuit Court (Clay) Date Filed Title 04/29/2020 Emergency motion by appellant for direct appeal to this Court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 302(b) and/or for a supervisory order. 04/29/2020 Supporting record, Volume 1 04/29/2020 Supporting record, Volume 2 04/29/2020 Supporting record, Volume 3 04/30/2020 Motion by City of Chicago and Cook County for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellant instanter. 04/30/2020 Appearance filed by Stephen Collins, attorney for City of Chicago. 05/01/2020 Supplemental emergency motion by Appellant for a supervisory order. 05/04/2020 Motion by Appellant to cite supplemental authority in support of emergency motion for a supervisory order instanter. 05/04/2020 Order entered allowing Appellant's motion to cite supplemental authority in support of emergency motion for a supervisory order instanter. 05/04/2020 Supplemental Authority in Support of Emergency Motion for a Supervisory Order. 05/07/2020 Appearance filed by Steven Wallace, attorney on behalf of Darren Bailey. 05/08/2020 Motion by Appellee for leave to file objection to supplemental emergency motion for a supervisory order Instanter. 05/08/2020 Order entered allowing Appellee for leave to file objection to supplemental emergency motion for a supervisory order Instanter. 05/08/2020 Appellee's objection to supplemental emergency motion for a supervisory order. 05/11/2020 Motion by Appellant to cite supplemental authority in support of emergency motion for a supervisory order instanter. 05/11/2020 Order entered denying Appellant's supplemental emergency motion for a supervisory order. 05/11/2020 Order entered allowing motion by Appellant to cite supplemental authority in support of emergency motion for a supervisory order instanter. 05/12/2020 Order entered denying as moot amici curiae motion for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellant instanter. Case No. 125790 — Jussie Smollett, movant, v. Hon. Michael P. Toomin, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, respondent. Supervisory Order Date Filed Title 02/24/2020 Emergency motion by Movant for a supervisory order 02/24/2020 Emergency motion by Movant to stay proceedings in the Circuit Court of Cook County, in case No. 20 CR 3050, pending disposition of motion for a supervisory order 03/02/2020 Motion by Intervenor - Respondent, Office of the Special Prosecutor for leave to intervene 03/06/2020 Order entered denying movant’s emergency motion for a supervisory order 03/06/2020 Order entered denying movant’s emergency motion by movant to stay proceedings in the Circuit Court of Cook County, in case No. 20 CR 3050, pending disposition of motion for a supervisory order