Legal Opinion
Stein v. Howlett
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1972No. 45138PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
The issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, as amended by House Bill 3700 of the 77th General Assembly (P.A. 77-1806), effective January 24, 1972. (Supp. to Ill.Rev.Stat. 1971, ch. 127, par. 601 — 101 et seq.) The trial court held the Act unconstitutional and the defendants appealed directly to this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 302(a). Ill.Rev.Stat. 1971, ch. 110A,par. 302(a).
The plaintiff challenges the constitutionality of the amended Act, herein called the Ethics Act, on the following grounds: (1) that it is an unconstitutional invasion…
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