Legal Opinion

Evans v. Cook County State's Attorney

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 2, 2021No. 125513PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2021 IL 125513

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 125513) ALFRED EVANS JR., Appellant, v. THE COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY et al., Appellees. Opinion filed September 2, 2021. JUSTICE MICHAEL J. BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Theis and Overstreet concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Carter dissented, with opinion, joined by Justices Garman and Neville. OPINION ¶1 Petitioner, Alfred Evans Jr., applied to the Illinois State Police (ISP) for a Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card. The ISP…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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