Legal Opinion
Robert Sherman v. Patrick Quinn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2012No. 10-3722, 10-3925PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Robert Sherman challenges certain portions of Illinois Public Act 96-39, also known as the 2009 “Illinois Jobs Now!” capital bill. He alleges that certain line item appropriations made through the legislation improperly fund grants to religious organizations in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Because we find that the district court abused its discretion in granting Sherman an extension to file his notice of appeal, we dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction, and the defendants-appellees’ cross-appeal as moot.
I. BACKGROUND
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