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COLE-RANDAZZO v. RYAN

No. 92443.

762 N.E.2d 485 (2001)

198 Ill.2d 233

260 Ill.Dec. 826

Diedra L. COLE-RANDAZZO et al., Plaintiffs, v. Jim RYAN, Illinois Attorney General, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mar Lee Leahy, of Leahy Law Offices, Springfield, for plaintiffs.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield' (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Michael P. Doyle, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago", of counsel), for defendants.

Steven F. Molo, Kenneth T. Kristl, Joseph A. Spiegler, Jessica L. Gonzalez and Michael P. Rohan, of Winston & Strawn, Chicago, James G. Sotos, of Hervas, Sotos, Condon & Bersani, P.C., Itasca, for intervenor-plaintiff Lee A. Daniels.

James D. Montgomery, of James D. Montgomery & Associates, Courtney C. Nottage, Rudolph M. Braud, Jr., Shannon K. Moorer and James W. Dodge, Chicago, for intervenor-defendant Emil Jones, Jr.

David W. Ellis, of Williams, Collins & Bax, William J. Harte, Chicago, for intervenor-defendant John Tully.

Larry R. Rogers, Larry R. Rogers, Jr., and Devon C. Bruce, of Power, Rogers Smith, P.C., and Clyde E. Murphy and Sharon K. Legenza, Chicago, for amicus curiae African American Working Group on Reapportionment.

Maria Valdez and Patricia Mendoza, Chicago, for amicus curiae League of United Latin American Citizens.

Chief Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an original action under article IV, section 3 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, § 3) challenging the validity of the redistricting plan approved by the Illinois Legislative Redistricting Commission and filed with the Secretary of State following the federal decennial census conducted in the year 2000. Plaintiffs are three registered Illinois voters, Diedra L. Cole...

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