1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 953 N.E.2d
  5. 953 N.E.2d 899 (2011)
 

WIRTZ v. QUINN

No. 111903.

953 N.E.2d 899 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 218

W. Rockwell WIRTZ et al., Appellees, v. Patrick QUINN, Governor, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

July 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Richard S. Huszagh , Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

Sam Vinson , Floyd D. Perkins , Claudette P. Miller , Seth A. Horvath and Patrick J. Hanlon , of Ungaretti & Harris LLP, of Chicago, for appellees.

Marc R. Poulos , Kara M. Principe and Melissa L. Binetti , of Countryside, for amicus curiae Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting.

OPINION

Justice BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In this appeal, plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of four public acts, Public Acts 96-34, 96-35, 96-37, and 96-38 (eff. July 13, 2009). The public acts at issue, comprising three substantive bills and one appropriation bill, were enacted as part of a "capital projects" plan and were signed into law by Governor Patrick Quinn on July 13, 2009.

¶ 2 The appellate...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases