Enhancing Consumer Protection: Illinois Supreme Court's Landmark Ruling in Connick v. Suzuki Motor Company Introduction In the seminal case of Connick et al. v. Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd. (174 Ill....
Affirmation of Illinois School Financing Scheme Under Equal Protection and Education Article Introduction Committee for Educational Rights et al. v. Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, 174 Ill. 2d 1...
Affirmation of Death Penalty in Felony Murder: The People v. Shatner Introduction The case of The People of the State of Illinois v. Darrin W. Shatner (174 Ill. 2d 133) involves the Supreme Court of...
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Rule 604(d) Applicability to Negotiated Guilty Pleas Introduction The Illinois Supreme Court, in the landmark cases of People v. Meeks and People v. Evans, addressed...
Judicial Review Constraints on Illinois Parole Board Decisions: HANRAHAN v. WILLIAMS Introduction In the landmark case of Homer E. Hanrahan v. James K. Williams et al., the Supreme Court of Illinois...
Public Policy Overrides Arbitration Awards in Child Welfare Employment Cases: AFSCME v. DCMS Introduction The case of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. The...
Admissibility of DNA Evidence and Death Penalty Sentencing: Insights from People v. Miller Introduction People of the State of Illinois v. Joseph Miller (173 Ill. 2d 167, 1996) is a landmark case...
Simultaneous Custody and In-Custody Credit: Insights from PEOPLE v. ROBINSON Introduction In the landmark case of The People of the State of Illinois v. Frank Robinson et al. (172 Ill. 2d 452, 1996),...
Supreme Court of Illinois Upholds Death Sentence and Reaffirms Batson Application in Williams v. The People Introduction The case of The People of the State of Illinois v. Frank Williams, adjudicated...
Affirmation of Capital Sentencing and Confession Voluntariness in People v. Gilliam (172 Ill. 2d 484) Introduction People of the State of Illinois v. Oasby Gilliam is a pivotal case adjudicated by...
Intentional Interference and Defamation in Employment Litigation: ANDERSON v. VANDEN DORPEL Introduction The case of Elisabeth Anderson v. Ronald Vanden Dorpel et al. (172 Ill. 2d 399) adjudicated by...
Immunity under Section 3-108 of the Tort Immunity Act Affirmed in Rebecca BARNETT v. ZION PARK DISTRICT Introduction In the landmark case of Rebecca Barnett, as Special Administrator of the Estate of...
Due Process and Actual Innocence: Insights from PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON Introduction In the landmark case The People of the State of Illinois v. Kurtis Washington, 171 Ill. 2d 475 (1996), the Supreme...
Reaffirmation of the Open and Obvious Doctrine: Supreme Court of Illinois Rules Against Chicago Park District in Diving Accident Liability Introduction In the landmark decision of Bucheleres et al....
Duty to Rescue in Premises Liability: Analysis of Cora Lee Rhodes v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Introduction Cora Lee Rhodes, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Carl Rhodes, Deceased, v....
Establishing Accomplice Liability Without Active Participation: People v. Corey Batchelor Introduction In the landmark case of The People of the State of Illinois v. Corey Batchelor, the Supreme...
Res Judicata and the Rule Against Claim-Splitting in Securities Fraud Litigation: Rein v. Noyes Co. Introduction Arlie J. Rein et al. v. David A. Noyes Company et al. (172 Ill. 2d 325, 1996) is a...
Thomas v. People: Affirming the Use of Prior Convictions for Class X Sentencing Without Double Enhancement Introduction In Thomas v. People, 171 Ill. 2d 207 (1996), the Supreme Court of Illinois...
Limitations on Successive Post-Conviction Petitions and Effective Assistance Claims: Whitehead v. The People Introduction Case Citation: The People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. John E....
Federal Hazardous Substances Act Preempts State Tort Claims: Analysis of Busch v. Graphic Color Corp. Introduction In the landmark case of Busch v. Graphic Color Corporation et al., the Supreme Court...