Legal Opinion
Cincinnati Insurance v. Chapman
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1998No. 83223, 83241, 83312 and 83404PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the .court:
The question presented for our review in these consolidated appeals is whether the Judicial Redistricting Act of 1997 comports with the mandates of the Illinois Constitution. For the reasons that follow, we hold that it does not.
BACKGROUND
The Redistricting Act of 1997
The 89th Illinois General Assembly passed Public Act 89 — 719 on January 7, 1997, and the Governor signed it into law on March 7, 1997. The legislation, which is referred to as the Judicial Redistricting Act of 1997 (the Act), took effect immediately upon its signing and repealed the Judicial…
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