Illinois Republican Party v. Pritzker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL ) COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL ) COMMITTEE, SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP ) REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION, and ) NORTHWEST SIDE GOP CLUB ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 20 C 3489 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis JB PRITZKER, in his official capacity as ) Governor of the State of Illinois, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Defendant JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, has issued a series of executive orders including Executive Order 2020-43 (“Order”), at issue here.1 The…