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10 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2008–2026 4 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Bloomberggreen
illappct · 2008 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008"Where the legislature amends a statute, striking words, it is to be concluded that it deliberately intended to change the law." People v. Bloomberg, 378 Ill.

2008“Where the legislature amends a statute, striking words, it is to be concluded that it deliberately intended to change the law.” People v. Bloomberg, 378 Ill.

22
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruengreen
scotus · 2022 · cited in 3 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2024–2026
2 sentences

2025The Court reached this conclusion by first conducting a textual analysis of the language of the second amendment and finding “[t]he Second Amendment’s plain text thus presumptively guarantees petitioners *** a right to ‘bear’ arms in public for self-defense.” Bruen, 597 U.S. at 33 .

2025See Bruen, 597 U.S. at 17 . ¶ 152 To justify its claim that we need not proceed past Bruen’s first step, the special concurrence effectively says the second part of the Bruen test, the historical analysis, presupposes that, in the first part of the test, in the textual analysis, we found a “burden on the right of armed - 67 - self-defense.” Bruen, 597 U.S. at 29 ; supra ¶ 77.

13
Cox v. New Hampshiregreen
scotus · 1941 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025Even so, a city may establish a permitting system “to control the use of its public streets for parades or processions.” Cox v. New Hampshire, 312 U.S. 569, 576 (1941). ¶ 87 If, at the level of textual analysis, without any reference to colonial history, it is not an “abridg[ement of] the freedom of speech” (U.S. Const., amend.

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The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation v. Rodriquezgreen
ill · 2013 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
2 sentences

2021The court then addressed the defendant’s contentions: (1) “that a fee request made under section 10-55(c) is a collateral action” and (2) “that as a collateral matter, the circuit court retained -5- indefinite jurisdiction to hear the fee request.” Rodriquez, 2012 IL 113706, ¶ 29 .

2021(Emphasis added.) Rodriquez, 2012 IL 113706, ¶ 31 . ¶ 18 Notably, Bank of Waukegan was among the cases that the Rodriquez court cited as “merely conclud[ing] that the circuit court retains jurisdiction over collateral matters even after a notice of appeal deprived the court of jurisdiction.” Rodriquez, 2012 IL 113706, ¶ 30 (citing Bank of Waukegan, 152 Ill.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. green
scotus · 1981
2 sentences

2010First, the court failed to show that the TCPA's proviso reflects Congress's "explicit statutory directive" ( Gulf Offshore, 453 U.S. at 478 , 101 S.Ct. at 2875 , 69 L.Ed.2d at 791 ).

2010First, the court failed to show that the TCPA's proviso reflects Congress's "explicit statutory directive" ( Gulf Offshore, 453 U.S. at 478 , 101 S.Ct. at 2875 , 69 L.Ed.2d at 791 ).

22010–2010
District of Columbia v. Heller green
scotus · 2008
2 sentences

2025As a result, Bruen said the burden was on the respondents “to show that New York’s proper-cause requirement is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.” Bruen, 597 U.S. at 34 . ¶ 123 The Bruen Court cautioned lower courts conducting historical analyses that, “when it comes to interpreting the Constitution, not all history is created equal. ‘Constitutional rights are enshrined with the scope they were understood to have when the people adopted them.’ ” (Emphasis in original.) Bruen, 597 U.S. at 34 (quoting Heller, 554 U.S. at 634-35 ).

2025The Special Concurrence’s Approach Departs From Bruen ¶ 149 The special concurrence attempts to circumvent the textual analysis by confusing the purposes of the prefatory and operative clauses of the second amendment as explained in Heller, 554 U.S. at 578-92 .

12025–2025
Town of Libertyville v. Bank of Waukegan green
illappct · 1987
1 sentence

2021(Emphasis added.) Rodriquez, 2012 IL 113706, ¶ 31 . ¶ 18 Notably, Bank of Waukegan was among the cases that the Rodriquez court cited as “merely conclud[ing] that the circuit court retains jurisdiction over collateral matters even after a notice of appeal deprived the court of jurisdiction.” Rodriquez, 2012 IL 113706, ¶ 30 (citing Bank of Waukegan, 152 Ill.

12021–2021
U.S. Bank National Association v. Rahman green
illappct · 2016
1 sentence

2018We reach that conclusion through the following textual analysis of section 2-206(a) of the Code and similarly worded statutes. ¶ 15 Section 2-206 of the Code ( id. § 2-206) specifies the requirements for service by publication.

12018–2018
State v. Aiken green
kan · 1953
1 sentence

2012The Stephens court cited for support its prior holding that the crime of theft by deception is complete “at the moment the victim is fraudulently induced to part with his or her property” (Stephens, 953 A.2d at 1378 (citing Aiken, 254 P.2d at 1378 )).

12012–2012

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 720 ILCS 5/24-1.1 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 21 (1997–2026) PA 20 (1976–2026) OR 15 (2004–2026) WA 13 (2001–2026) IL 10 (2008–2026) NJ 10 (1999–2023) UT 10 (2007–2025) IA 9 (2012–2021) NC 7 (1998–2019) MI 6 (1985–2024) NY 6 (1984–2016) CT 6 (2001–2024) OH 5 (1999–2022) GA 4 (2023–2025) TN 4 (1991–2018) NM 3 (2021–2022) VA 2 (2009–2024) IN 2 (1997–2015) AK 2 (2022–2022) DC 2 (2017–2026) MO 2 (2006–2007) FL 2 (2005–2026) MN 2 (2009–2010)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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