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Lawsuit: Illinois Expanded Mail Voting is Partisan Scheme
(Associated Press)—Chicago-area Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging Illinois’ expanded vote-by-mail program is a “partisan scheme” to help Democrats get votes and could open the door to election fraud. The lawsuit is the latest GOP effort to curb mail-in voting, which President Donald Trump has called flawed and the...
Cook County GOP Sues to Block State’s Enhanced Vote-By-Mail Efforts
(The Chicago Tribune)—The Cook County Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the state’s new enhanced vote-by-mail law, contending the measure was a scheme by Democrats under Gov. J.B. Pritzker to amplify their vote totals and dilute GOP ballots in the Nov. 3 general election. The sponsor of...
Illinois Republicans Urge Seventh Circuit to Revive Bid for Large Groups
(Law 360)—A Seventh Circuit Judge pushed back Tuesday on Illinois Republicans’ claim that they should be exempted from group-size limits like religious gatherings are under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 safety order, saying the party isn’t comparing apples to apples under the First Amendment. Counsel for the Illinois Republican Party...
Hearing Held Regarding Funds Set to be Allocated From Emergency Fund for Private School Tuition
(WISTV)—A hearing was held on Wednesday in Orangeburg regarding a lawsuit filed to stop Gov. Henry McMaster from allocating money to help families pay for private school tuition. Judge Edgar Dickson did not make a decision in the case Wednesday afternoon. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs and defendants in the case...
State GOP: Ban On Political Gatherings Violates Free Speech
(Chicago Law Bulletin)—The Illinois Republican Party and three local GOP groups sued Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in federal court Monday, challenging a provision in his May 29 executive order that limits public gatherings to 10 people or less during the pandemic. Along with the Will County Republican Central Committee, the...
Illinois Anti-Abortion Group Sues Pritzker, Claims COVID-19 Gathering Limits Unconstitutional
(The Chicago Tribune)—An Illinois anti-abortion organization alleges in a federal lawsuit that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has unconstitutionally allowed certain groups to disregard the state’s limits on the number of people who can gather together while holding other groups to a different standard. The lawsuit, filed in Chicago late Tuesday by...
Illinois Right to Life Files Federal Lawsuit Against Gov. Pritzker
(WSIL)—Illinois Right to Life is the latest organization to file a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker. The pro-life group is demanding equal treatment for large gatherings. Similar to a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Right to Life says members should have the same opportunity to hold events...
Illinois GOP Sues Gov. Pritzker Over Ban on Large Gatherings
(WTTW News)—With an historic election less than six months away, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider says the GOP is at a disadvantage due to the terms of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order. The party is seeking to get restrictions — which currently include a ban on gatherings of more...
UPDATE: Illinois Governor Backs Down, Reinstates Chicago Radio Host Previously Banned From COVID Briefinga
(Townhall)—Earlier this month, we brought you an exclusive report about a lawsuit filed against Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on behalf of a Chicago radio host who’d been barred from participating in the governor’s coronavirus press briefings. Amy Jacobson is co-host of the morning show on AM 560’s “The Answer,”...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Pritzker Over Right For Political Groups to Assemble During Pandemic
(Chicago Sun Times)—A week after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood alongside protesters to fight police brutality, the Illinois Republican Party along with other state GOP groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court over their constitutional rights to assemble as a political group during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suit, filed...
Calling Gov. J.B. Pritzker an ‘Unaccountable King,’ Illinois GOP Sues Over 10-Person Gathering Limit
(The Chicago Tribune)—Illinois Republicans allege in a federal lawsuit that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order limiting in-person gatherings to 10 or fewer people unfairly curtails the rights of political organizations to free speech and assembly. The lawsuit, filed late Monday by the state GOP and three local Republican organizations,...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Dem Governor Pritzker Over Right to Assemble During Coronavirus Lockdowns
(Fox News)—The Illinois Republican Party, along with other GOP groups, has filed a lawsuit over its right to assemble as a political group during the coronavirus pandemic, one week after Gov. J.B. Pritzker marched alongside protesters to fight police brutality. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court late Monday, claimed...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Pritzker for Right to Hold In-Person Meetings with 10 or More People
(WGN News)—The Illinois Republican Party and three local party committees sued Gov. Pritzker over his executive order banning group gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Gov. Pritzker has allowed groups he favors to gather and protest without consequence, other political activities are halted. Daniel Suhr, senior associate attorney at Liberty...
GOP Sues Pritzker Seeking Exemption From 10-Person Limit
(Associated Press)—Illinois’ Democratic governor was sued Monday by the state’s Republican Party, which is seeking exemption from the 10-person limit on public gatherings. The Chicago Tribune reports the GOP contends in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s limit on in-person gatherings to battle...
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Conference in Followup to Landmark Janus Case
(The Center Square)—The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled for conference a case that could determine whether public employees will be refunded hundreds of millions of dollars in union dues taken out of their paychecks against their will. At the conference, scheduled for June 18, justices could discuss whether to schedule...