Legal Opinion
General Parker v. Kevin Lyons
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2014No. 13-3660PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
An Illinois statute bars persons convicted of certain crimes from holding public office. See 10 ILCS § 5/29-15. General Parker sought to run for a seat on the school board of Peoria School District 150. The state’s attorney for Peoria County filed suit in state court to bar Parker, who had been convicted of felony theft in the 1980s, from pursuing that office. After a brief hearing held on short notice, a state court ordered Parker’s name removed from the ballot and enjoined him from running. Parker then sued several defendants in federal court, including the state’s attorney. He argued that…
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