Carol Mosley-Braun https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:34:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Carol Mosley-Braun https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Remap Referendum https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2016/09/illinois-supreme-court-strikes-down-remap-referendum/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:00:52 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=6620

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Written by Austin Berg

In a 4-3 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court erased from November ballots a referendum on legislative mapmaking, and handed a major victory to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan Aug. 25.

In its ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the July 20 decision from Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Larsen.

This stands as the second time in the last three years that Madigan’s top lawyer, Michael Kasper, has successfully sued to stop mapmaking reform in its tracks.

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