PEOPLE EX REL. BURRIS v. RYAN

No. 72662.

588 N.E.2d 1033 (1992)

147 Ill.2d 270

167 Ill.Dec. 903

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois ex rel. Roland BURRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. George H. RYAN, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield (Thomas R. Dodegge, James R. Carroll, Roger P. Flahaven and Michael Daniels, Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

William J. Harte, Robert L. Tucker, Joseph E. Tighe, Stephen L. Garcia, Courtney C. Nottage, Herman G. Bodewes and James H. Donnewald, Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiffs Joseph Gardner et al.

Gary A. Weintraub, David A. Epstein and Les S. Kuczynski, Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiffs Thaddeus S. Lechowicz et al.

Schaefer, Rosenwein & Fleming, Chicago (Martha A. Mills, of counsel), for intervenor-plaintiffs Rebecca W. Owens et al.

Kevin M. Forde and Janice R. Forde, Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., and James M. Scanlon, Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiffs Beverly Area Planning Assoc. et al.

Matthew J. Piers, Jonathan A. Rothstein and Carol L. Nealy, Gessler, Flynn, Fleischmann, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiff Miguel del Valle.

William H. Mansker, Mansker & Shanahan, James D. Montgomery and Jean M. Templeton, James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd., and Robert Anderson, Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiffs Task Force for Black Political Empowerment et al.

Jeffery D. Colman, Thomas S. O'Neill and Janice A. Hornaday, Jenner & Block, and Linda Yanez and Arturo Jauregui, Chicago, for intervenor-plaintiffs Henry Martinez et al.

Dan K. Webb, Steven F. Molo, Timothy J. Rooney and Thomas V. Skinner, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, special State counsel for defendants George H. Ryan, Illinois Secretary of State, and the Ill. Legislative Redistricting Com'n.

A.L. Zimmer and V. James Tenuto, Chicago, special State counsel for defendant Ill. State Board of Elections.

Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba, Ltd., Chicago (Marvin Gittler and Joel A. D'Alba, of counsel), for amicus curiae Ill. State Federation of Labor.

Tyrone C. Fahner, Richgard S. Williamson, George J. Tzanetopoulos and Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayer, Brown and Platt, and Charles F. Marino and David M. Marino, Chicago, for amici curiae Congressmen Dennis J. Hastert et al.


Justice CUNNINGHAM delivered the judgment of the court:

As stated in the order of this court dated January 10, 1992, the Legislative Redistricting Commission (the Commission) has complied with the procedural and substantive directives of our December 13, 1991, opinion, 147 Ill.2d 270, 167 Ill.Dec. 893, 588 N.E.2d 1023, and article IV, section 3, of the...

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