Legal Opinion
Russell v. Blagojevich
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 9, 2006No. 4-05-0765PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Myerscough
Plaintiff, Roger T. Russell, the former State’s Attorney of Boone County, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his mandamus petition against defendants, Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of the State of Illinois; Brian Hamer, Director of the Department of Revenue; Jack Lavin, Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development; and Daniel W. Hynes, Comptroller of the State of Illinois. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The Illinois Constitution provides that a State’s Attorney shall be elected in each county for four-year terms and that “[h]is salary shall be provided by law.” Ill.…
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