{"id":2394216,"date":"2025-01-23T08:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-supreme-court-to-decide-on-law-limiting-where-people-can-sue-state-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T08:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:53:32","slug":"illinois-supreme-court-to-decide-on-law-limiting-where-people-can-sue-state-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-supreme-court-to-decide-on-law-limiting-where-people-can-sue-state-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Supreme Court to decide on law limiting where people can sue state &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-supreme-court-to-decide-on-law-limiting-where-people-can-sue-state-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394216&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Illinois Supreme \u2064Court\u200b is set to\u200c make a \u200cdecision regarding a law that restricts the locations where individuals \u200dcan file lawsuits against the\u2062 state. This forthcoming \u2062ruling could have notable implications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-searching-for-google-co-founder-in-jeffrey-epstein-case\/\" title=\"Authorities Searching for Google Co-founder in Jeffrey Epstein Case\">legal proceedings involving<\/a> the state and may affect the rights of citizens seeking justice. The context of the case highlights the ongoing legal discussions about state accountability and access to the court system for residents. Further details about the case and its potential impacts will be available\u200d following the court&#8217;s\u200b decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Illinois Supreme Court to decide on law limiting where people can sue state<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1943498\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; It&rsquo;s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide if a recently enacted state law limiting where people can file constitutional challenges against the state to Sangamon and Cook counties, not any of the other 100 counties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The case Piasa Armory vs. Kwame Raoul out of Madison County challenges the Illinois Firearm Industry Responsibility Act. But that&rsquo;s not what the Illinois Supreme Court heard about Wednesday. The lawsuit included a challenge to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-asked-if-detrimental-nyc-rent-control-law-violates-takings-clause\/\" title=\"Supreme Court questions if NYC rent control law violates takings clause.\">recently enacted measure<\/a> to limit where the lawsuit could be heard to Sangamon County.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit court granted plaintiff&rsquo;s motion for partial summary judgment on the venue limiting law, concluding that the venue statute violates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-4th-indictment-trump-to-fire-back-with-irrefutable-report-on-georgia-election-fraud\/\" title=\"Trump plans to counter 4th indictment with &#039;undeniable proof&#039; of Georgia election fraud.\">due-process rights<\/a> of those not residing in or injured in Sangamon and\/or Cook Counties. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appealed directly to the Illinois Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Solicitor General Alex Hemmer told the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday that judges in Sangamon and Cook counties have more experience with such cases. Justice David Overstreet pressed the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A judge in Sangamon County or Cook County instead of one of the judges that citizens of one of these circuits have elected,&rdquo; Overstreet said. &ldquo;Why is that not unreasonable, why is that not blatant forum shopping?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from oral arguments in the Illinois Supreme Court case Piasa Armory v. Kwame Raoul featuring Deputy Solicitor General Alex Hemmer, Justices David Overstreet, Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. Obrien, and Piasa Armory attorney Thomas Maag.BlueRoomStream<\/p>\n<p>Representing Piasa Armory, attorney Thomas Maag said the law he&rsquo;s challenging doesn&rsquo;t deal with administrative rulings being appealed in specific counties.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I see that as substantially different than what was being done here in that we&rsquo;re limiting the trial court to only two counties,&rdquo; Maag said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Hemmer said the various lawsuits filed during Gov. J.B. Pritzker&rsquo;s COVID-19 mandates closing schools and limiting economic activity were one of the reasons the legislature passed the law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is about trying to, as the General Assembly explained, consolidate and centralize and make more efficient constitutional litigation,&rdquo; Hemmer said.<\/p>\n<p>Several justices posited arguments discussed by the state that technology allows proceedings remotely. Maag said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remote status conferences make sense<\/a>. But not for substantive hearings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my personal experience &hellip; nothing is better than just being there, handing the witness the document, there&rsquo;s no argument to flip through the computer, having technical problems,&rdquo; Maag said.<\/p>\n<p>The justices took the case under advisement and could rule in the months ahead.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fillinois%2Farticle_1e99f1ca-d911-11ef-b48b-1347f34fec19.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1943498\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1943498\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois Supreme Court to rule on law restricting lawsuit venues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illinoisstatecap-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41117,6547,40917,49059,32076],"class_list":["post-2394216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-illinois-supreme-court","tag-law","tag-legal-decisions","tag-sue-state","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illinoisstatecap-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394216"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394220,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394216\/revisions\/2394220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}