8 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 2019–2026 7 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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People v. Huffgreen2 sentences2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ). 2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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People v. Villareal
green
2 sentences2026People v. Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 14 . “ ‘A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden.’ ” Huff, 2025 IL App (4th) 240762, ¶ 15 (quoting People v. Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 ). 2025“A party bringing a facial challenge to a statute faces a particularly heavy burden,” in that he or she “must prove there is no set of circumstances under which the statute would be valid.” Villareal, 2023 IL 127318, ¶ 14 . | 3 | 2025–2026 |
People v. Bochenek
green
2 sentences2025“A statute will be deemed facially unconstitutional only if there is no set of circumstances under which the statute would be valid.” Bochenek, 2021 IL 125889, ¶ 10 . 2025Where a facial challenge has been raised, “[t]he particular facts related to the challenging party are irrelevant.” Bochenek, 2021 IL 125889, ¶ 10 . ¶ 19 The constitutionality of a statute presents a question of law and is subject to de novo review. | 3 | 2025–2025 |
People v. Eubanks
green
2 sentences2023People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525, ¶ 34 . 2023People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525, ¶ 34 . | 2 | 2023–2023 |
People v. Rizzo
green
2 sentences2021People v. Rizzo, 2016 IL 118599, ¶ 24 . 2019People v. Rizzo, 2016 IL 118599, ¶ 24 . | 2 | 2019–2021 |
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