Pre-2026 Illinois Anti-SLAPP Motions: Second-Prong “True Goal” Is Subjective, Decided on Pleadings/Supporting Papers, and Does Not Permit Evidentiary Factfinding Case: Anderson v. Smith Citation:...
Section 29-4 Requires No Bus-Route Modification for Nonpublic Students: Transportation Limited to Existing Regular Routes Case: E.W. v. The Board of Education of East St. Louis School District No.189...
Bright v. Yenchko: Pleadings Control the Scope of Constitutional Relief; Moot FOID Reinstatement Claims Must Be Dismissed and Overbroad Facial Invalidations Vacated 1. Introduction Bright v. Yenchko,...
Illinois Issue Preclusion Survives Severance: Section 3-4(b)(2) and Common Law Bar Relitigation of Facts Despite Defendant-Requested Severance Case: People v. Collins, 2026 IL 131300 Court: Supreme...
Postconviction Forfeiture Depends on the Appellate Record, Not the Defendant’s Knowledge Case: People v. Carroll, 2026 IL 131360 (Ill. May 21, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Illinois Author: Justice...
Illinois Overtime Under the Minimum Wage Law Does Not Incorporate the Portal-to-Portal Act’s Preliminary/Postliminary Exclusion 1. Introduction Johnson v. Amazon.com Services, LLC, 2026 IL 132016...
People v. McCoy (2026 IL 131565): Third-Stage Actual Innocence Review—Sequential Discussion May Still Reflect Collective Consideration, with Strong Deference to Credibility Findings 1. Introduction...
“Procure” in Solicitation of Murder for Hire Embraces Unilateral Agreements (No Shared Intent Required) 1. Introduction In People v. Shepherd, 2026 IL 131240, the Supreme Court of Illinois resolved a...
New Rule in People v. Johnson: Appellate Sufficiency Review Must Apply Jackson, Not the Biggers Admissibility Test—And Must Not Undermine Verdicts Using Extra-Record Eyewitness Science or...
Temporal Limitation on Victim-Character Evidence Under Illinois Rule of Evidence 405(b)(2), and Fairness-Based Admission of Acquittal Evidence When Domestic-Violence Propensity Evidence Is Used...
Prospective-Only Operation of the 2021 Habitual Criminal Age-21 Requirement (and Limits on “Clarification”) Case: People v. Brown, 2026 IL 130930 (Ill. Jan. 28, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Illinois...
Permitted Emissions Are Irrelevant to CGL Pollution Exclusions (Overruling Imperial Marble and Bible Pork) I. Introduction In Griffith Foods International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance...
Post-Conviction Review of Missing Preliminary Hearings: No Second-Prong Plain Error Where the Defendant Forfeits and the Trial Remains Fair Introduction People v. Chambliss, 2026 IL 130585, presented...
People v. Vesey: Self-Defense Instruction Against Police Requires “Some Evidence” of All Jeffries Elements—Excessive Force Is Factored Into (Not a Substitute for) the Unlawful-Force Element Court:...
Schilling v. Quincy Physicians: A Juror “Surrender Note” Does Not Mandate Mistrial; Prim Instruction and Standard Polling Suffice Absent Dissent or Ambiguity 1. Introduction In Schilling v. Quincy...
“Capable of Financing” Under § 8-406.1(f)(3) Is Forward-Looking: No Present-Funding Condition Precedent for CPCNs Case: Concerned Citizens & Property Owners v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n, 2026 IL...
People v. Dobbins: Certificate of Innocence Petitions Abate at Death Because a COI Is Not an “Action to Recover Damages” Under the Survival Act Introduction People v. Dobbins (2026 IL 131187)...
Pretrial Jail Sanctions, Finality, and County Jail Good-Behavior Credit: Commentary on People v. Seymore, 2025 IL 131564 I. Introduction The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Seymore,...
Concrete Injury as a Prerequisite for Federal Statutory Claims in Illinois Courts: Standing and FACTA After Fausett v. Walgreen Co. I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Illinois’ decision in Fausett...
Haase v. Kankakee School District 111: Reaffirming Broad Immunity for Negligent School Supervision Under Section 3‑108 of the Tort Immunity Act I. Introduction In Haase v. Kankakee School District...