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2022 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.

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Case No. 129248 – James R. Rowe, Kankakee County State’s Attorney, et al., Appellees v. Kwame Raoul, in his official capacity as Illinois Attorney General, et al., Appellants.

Date Filed Description
12/30/2022 Appellants’ Notice of Appeal
01/04/2023 Agreed motion by Appellants to accelerate briefing under Rule 311(b)
01/05/2023 Certification Order
01/23/2023 Agreed motion by Appellants for leave to file record on appeal in lead case Rowe v. Raoul, case No. 2022 CH 16, instanter
01/23/2023 Order allowing agreed motion for leave to file record on appeal in lead case Rowe v. Raoul, case No. 22 CH 16, instanter
01/25/2023 Agreed motion by Appellants for leave to file corrected record on appeal in lead case Rowe v. Raoul, case No. 2022 CH 16, instanter
01/26/2023 Allowing Agreed motion for leave to file corrected record on appeal in lead case Rowe v. Raoul, case No. 22 CH 16, instanter
01/26/2023 Appellant's Brief
01/26/2023 Order allowing agreed motion by Appellants for leave to file corrected record on appeal in lead case Rowe v. Raoul, case No. 2022 CH 16, instanter
01/26/2023 Motion by Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellants Instanter
02/01/2023 Brief of Amici Curiae Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice and 389 Others in Support of Defendants-Appellants
02/03/2023 Order allowing motion by Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellants Instanter
02/03/2023 Agreed motion by Appellants for leave to file remainder of record on appeal instanter and in its current format
02/03/2023 Order allowing agreed motion by appellants for leave to file remaining record on appeal instanter in its current format
02/17/2023 Appellee's Brief
02/27/2023 Reply Brief
02/17/2023 Motion by Sean Kennedy of the Maryland Public Policy Institute for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter
02/17/2023 Motion by Chicago FOP Lodge #7 for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter
02/28/2023 Order entered allowing motion by Sean Kennedy of the Maryland Public Policy Institute for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter
02/28/2023 Amicus brief by Sean Kennedy of the Maryland Public Policy Institute
02/28/2023 Order entered allowing motion by Chicago FOP Lodge #7 for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter
02/28/2023 Amicus brief by Chicago FOP Lodge #7
07/18/2023 Opinion

Case No. 129249 - People State of Illinois ex rel. Robert B. Berlin, State's Attorney for DuPage County, and Jamie Mosser, State's Attorney for Kane County, Movants v. Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General, et al., Respondents.

Date Filed Description
12/30/2022 Movants’ Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order
12/30/2022 Order from the Supreme Court of Illinois: Motion by Movants for Supervisory Order is Allowed

Case No. 128205 — Deanne Mazzochi, et al., respondents, v. Jean Kaczmarek, in her official capacity as Du Page County Clerk and Election Authority for Du Page County, Petitioner.

Date Filed Description
11/16/2022 DuPage County Clerk’s Emergency Rule 383 Motion for Supervisory Order Concerning Circuit Court’s November 15, 2022 Order Enjoining and Directing the County Clerk’s Conduct and Administration of Vote by Mail Ballot Counting for the November 8, 2022 General Election
11/17/2022 Deanne Mazzochi’s Response in Opposition to Jean Kaczmarek’s Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order

Case No. 128205 — Julieanne Austin, etc., et al., respondents, v. The Board of Education of Community Unit School District 300 et al. (Governor Jay Robert Pritzker et al., etc., petitioners). Leave to appeal, Appellate Court, Fourth District.

Date Filed Description
2/22/2022 Emergency motion by Petitioners for leave to file Petition for Leave to Appeal in excess of word limit but not exceeding 13,000 words Instanter
2/22/2022 Emergency motion by Petitioners for expedited consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal and any subsequent proceedings on appeal
2/22/2022 Emergency motion by Petitioners to stay the temporary restraining order entered by the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, in case Nos. 21 CH 50002, 21 CH 50003, 21 CH 50005, and 21 CH 50007, pending resolution of Petition for Leave to Appeal and any subsequent proceedings on appeal
2/22/2022 Order entered February 22, 2022 by Justice Garman allowing Emergency motion by Petitioners for leave to file Petition for Leave to Appeal in excess of word limit but not exceeding 13,000 words Instanter
2/22/2022 Petitioners petition for leave to appeal
2/22/2022 Petitioners appendix to petition for leave to appeal
2/24/2022 Entry of Appearance on behalf of Respondents
2/25/2022 Response to emergency motion by petitioners for expedited consideration of petition for leave to appeal and any subsequent proceedings on appeal
2/25/2022 Response to the emergency motion by petitioners to stay the temporary restraining order entered by the Circuit Court of Sangamon County
2/25/2022 Order entered February 25, 2022 by the Supreme Court allowing emergency motion by Petitioners for expedited consideration of petition for leave to appeal and denying petition for leave to appeal. Temporary restraining order vacated and matter is remanded to Circuit Court of Sangamon County. Michael J. Burke, J., joined by Overstreet, J., dissenting. Written dissent to follow
2/25/2022 Order entered February 25, 2022 by the Supreme Court denying as moot emergency motion to stay the temporary restraining order entered by the Circuit Court of Sangamon County. Michael J. Burke, and Overstreet, JJ., dissenting
2/28/2022 Written dissent