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High-Profile Supreme Court Cases

This page displays information on high-profile cases that are heard before the Illinois Supreme Court.

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131480 - Tony McCombie, etc., et al., plaintiffs, v. Illinois State Board of Elections et al., etc., defendants. Declaratory Relief.

Date Filed Description
01/28/2025 Motion by Plaintiffs for leave to file a complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 382.
02/14/2025 Order - Court’s Own Motion
02/28/2025 Plaintiffs Brief
03/14/2025Defendants' response on the issue of timeliness
03/14/2025Appearance filed for defendant IL State Board of Elections and its members
03/14/2025Petition by Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Don Harmon for leave to intervene as defendants and file a brief instanter
03/19/2025Order allowing petition by Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Don Harmon for leave to intervene as defendants and file a brief instanter
03/19/2025Intervenor-Defendant Brief
03/21/2025Plaintiff’s Reply Brief
04/09/2025Opinion

Case No. 131280 - Sean Grayson, Movant, v. Justices of the Appellate Court, Fourth District, Respondents.

Date Filed Description
12/05/2024 Movant’s Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order
12/06/2024 Objection to Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order
12/06/2024 Order Denying Movant’s Emergency Motion for Supervisory Order

Case No. 131279 - People State of Illinois, Petitioner v. Sean Grayson, Respondent.

Date Filed Description
12/04/2024 Petitioner’s Petition for Leave to Appeal
12/06/2024 Petitioner’s Motion to Continue Stay of Mandate Through Disposition of Appeal
12/06/2024 Respondent’s Response to Petitioner’s Motion to Continue Stay of Mandate through Disposition of Appeal
12/10/2024 Order Allowing Petitioner’s Motion to Continue Stay of Mandate Through Disposition of Appeal
01/28/2025 Petition for Leave to Appeal Allowed
01/29/2025 Appellee’s Notice of Election
02/03/2025 Unopposed motion by Appellant for access to the secured record
02/03/2025 Unopposed motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing appellant’s brief to and including March 5, 2025
02/04/2025 Order allowing Appellant’s unopposed motion for extension of time for filing appellant’s brief to and including March 5, 2025
02/04/2025 Order allowing Appellant’s unopposed motion for access to the secured record
03/03/2025Appellant’s Brief
03/07/2025Unopposed motion by appellee for an extension of time for filing brief to and including April 9, 2025
03/07/2025Unopposed motion by appellee for access to the secured record
03/11/2025Order allowing unopposed motion by Appellee for an extension of time for filing appellee's brief to and including April 9, 2025
03/11/2025Order allowing unopposed motion by Appellee for access to the secured record
04/07/2025Appellee Brief
04/07/2025Unopposed motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing reply brief to and including April 23, 2025
04/09/2025Order allowing unopposed motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing reply brief to and including April 23, 2025
04/22/2025Reply Brief
11/20/2025Opinion

Case No. 130769 - Leslie Collazo et al., Appellees, v. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, etc., Intervenor-Appellant (The Illinois State Board of Elections et al., etc. (Kwame Raoul, etc., Appellant)). Appeal, Circuit Court (Sangamon).

Date Filed Description
06/12/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Appeal accompanied by Sangamon County Circuit Court Order
06/13/2024 Unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant to place appeal on an accelerated docket
06/14/2024 Order allowing unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant to place appeal on an accelerated docket
06/25/2024 Unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file brief Instanter
06/25/2024 Order entered allowing unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file brief Instanter
06/25/2024 Intervenor-Appellant’s brief
07/02/24 Unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file the report of proceedings Instanter
07/03/24 Order allowing unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file the report of proceedings Instanter
07/08/24 Appellees’ brief
08/23/24 Opinion

Case No. 130539 - Piasa Armory, LLC, Appellee, v. Kwame Raoul, etc., Appellant. Appeal, Circuit Court (Madison).

Date Filed Description
03/18/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Appeal accompanied by Madison County Circuit Court Order
03/18/2024 Appellee/Cross-Appellant Notice of Cross Appeal
03/25/2024 Appellant/Cross-Appellee’s Docketing Statement
04/01/2024 Motion by Appellant/Cross-Appellee to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a)
04/03/2024 Motion by Appellee/Cross-Appellant for leave to file docketing statement instanter
04/10/2024 Motion by Appellee/Cross-Appellant for leave to file response to motion to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a) Instanter
04/12/2024 Order allowed dismissing cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction
04/15/2024 Order denied as moot for leave to file docketing statement instanter
04/19/2024 Order denied as moot for leave to file response to motion to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a) Instanter
05/30/2024 Motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing appellant's brief to and including August 2, 2024
06/07/2024 Order allowing Appellant’s motion for an extension of time for filing appellant's brief to and including August 2, 2024
07/24/2024 Motion by Illinois Trial Lawyers Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellant Instanter
07/31/2024 Appellant’s Brief
08/01/2024 Amicus Brief
08/01/2024 Order allowing Motion by Illinois Trial Lawyers Association for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellant Instanter
08/21/2024 Motion by Appellee for an extension of time for filing appellee's brief to and including October 7, 2024
08/30/2024 Order allowing Motion by Appellee for an extension of time for filing appellee's brief to and including October 7, 2024
10/07/2024 Appellee's Brief
10/07/2024 Motion by Illinois Manufacturers' Association, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Legal Reform, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, Illinois Insurance Association, National Association of Manufacturers, American Tort Reform Association, and American Property Casualty Insurance Association for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of preserving intrastate forum non conveniens Instanter.
10/07/2024 Motion by Illinois Defense Counsel and DRI Center for Law and Public Policy for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellee Instanter
10/08/2024 Motion by appellant for an extension of time for filing reply brief to and including November 11, 2024
10/16/2024 Order allowing motion by Illinois Defense Counsel and DRI Center for Law and Public Policy for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of Appellee Instanter.
10/16/2024 Order allowing motion by Illinois Manufacturers' Association, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Legal Reform, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, Illinois Insurance Association, National Association of Manufacturers, American Tort Reform Association, and American Property Casualty Insurance Association for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of preserving intrastate forum non conveniens Instanter.
10/16/2024 Order allowing motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing reply brief to and including November 11, 2024.
10/16/2024 Amici Brief
10/16/2024 Amici Brief
11/06/24 Reply Brief
04/24/25Opinion

Case No. 130520, Building Owners and Managers Association, et al., petitioners, v. Commission of the Board of Elections of the City of Chicago, et al., respondents.

Date Filed Description
03/11/2024 Petition for Leave to Appeal
03/11/2024 Emergency Motion by Petitioners for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal
03/12/2024 Objection by Respondent, City of Chicago to Emergency Motion by Petitioners for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal
03/13/2024 Order Allowing Motion for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal and Denial of Petition for Leave to Appeal

Case No. 130431, People State of Illinois, respondent, v. Jussie Smollett, petitioner.

Date Filed Description
02/05/2024 Petition for Leave to Appeal
02/26/2024 The Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Answer to Jussie Smollett’s Petition for Leave to Appeal
05/01/2024 Appellant’s brief
04/09/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Election
05/14/2024 Appellee’s Notice of Election
06/04/2024 Motion by Appellee for an extension of time for filing appellee's brief to and including July 10, 2024
07/10/2024 Appellee's Brief
07/24/2024 Appellant’s Reply Brief
11/21/2024 Opinion Filed

Case No. 129471 - Arlington Heights Police Pension Fund et al., appellants v. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker, et al., appellees

Date Filed Description
06/27/2023 Appellants’ Brief
03/14/2023 Petition for Leave to Appeal
09/13/2023 Appellee's Brief
09/13/2023 Motion by Illinois Municipal League for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter.
09/13/2023 Motion by Associated Firefighters of Illinois for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter.
09/21/2023 Amicus Brief by Illinois Municipal League
09/21/2023 Amicus Brief by Associated Firefighters of Illinois
10/11/2023 Appellant’s Reply Brief
01/19/2024 Opinion