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Illinois was the last state in the United States to enact freedom of information legislation. Before FOIA became effective, statutes granted limited access to records held by certain officials or governmental bodies, and courts recognized the public's right to access other records, subject to limitations established through common law .
Illinois Reports is the official reporter of the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Courts. It is published by Thomson Reuters , under contract with the Illinois Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions .
The Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) a free market nonprofit think tank with offices in Chicago and Springfield. [2] Founded in 2002, it is active in the areas of education policy, pension policy, and state budget issues. [3] IPI advocates for smaller government and lower taxes. [4] [5] It has an affiliated lobbying arm and legal arm. [4]
The Illinois Appellate Court will render its opinion in writing, in the form of a published opinion or an unpublished order. [2] As of 1935, decisions of the Illinois Appellate Court became binding authority upon lower courts in Illinois. [3] The Illinois Appellate Court has 52 judges serving five districts.
The Constitution of Illinois is the foundation of the government of Illinois and vests the legislative power of the state in the Illinois General Assembly. The Illinois Constitution in turn is subordinate only to the Constitution of the United States , which is the supreme law of the land.
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The IARDC thus argued that Peel's letterhead was misleading, and could be banned, because 1) the public might think the certificate was officially recognized in some way by the state of Illinois, which it was not, 2) "certified" was a technical term that the public might misunderstand, and 3) it was a claim about the quality of the services he ...
Scott v. Illinois, 440 U.S. 367 (1979), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. In Scott, the Court decided whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments required Illinois to provide Scott with trial counsel. To emphasize the importance of court-appointed counsel, the Court opined, "[T]he interest protected by the right to ...