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incorporation doctrine in Illinois

7 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2025 2 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 (1)

CaseFollowedCited
McDonald v. City of Chicagogreen
scotus · 2010 · cited in 4 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2012–2025
2 sentences

2025Id. at 627 n.26. ¶ 18 Two years later, in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742, 750 (2010), the Court held that the second-amendment right to bear arms was “fully applicable to the States” through the fourteenth amendment’s incorporation doctrine.

2024In addition, the Court reiterated that the second amendment right was far from absolute and noted that the doctrine of incorporation “does not imperil every law regulating firearms.” Id. at 786 . ¶ 17 After Heller and McDonald, Illinois courts applied a two-part approach when analyzing the constitutionality of a restriction on the second amendment right to bear arms.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (1)

CaseNegativeCited
Provident Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Realty Centre, Ltd.green
ill · 1983 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
1 sentence

1983But see Provident Federal Savings & Loan Association v. Realty Centre, Ltd. (1983), 97 Ill. 2d 187 , where the court did not require an incorporation clause in the mortgage instrument to specifically refer to a due-on-sale clause in the note.

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Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
District of Columbia v. Heller green
scotus · 2008
1 sentence

2025Id. at 627 n.26. ¶ 18 Two years later, in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742, 750 (2010), the Court held that the second-amendment right to bear arms was “fully applicable to the States” through the fourteenth amendment’s incorporation doctrine.

12025–2025
Wilson v. County of Cook green
ill · 2012
1 sentence

2024Wilson v. 8 1-22-1031 County of Cook, 2012 IL 112026, ¶ 41 .

12024–2024
Cantwell v. Connecticut green
scotus · 1940
2 sentences

1992(Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940), 310 U.S. 296 , 84 L.

1992(Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940), 310 U.S. 296 , 84 L.

11992–1992
Provident Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Realty Centre, Ltd. green
illappct · 1981
1 sentence

1983The appellate court reversed and remanded. ( 101 Ill.

11983–1983

Where else courts name it

PA 15 (1985–2025) CA 10 (1995–2019) IA 9 (2007–2025) IL 7 (1983–2025) TX 7 (1994–2025) NY 7 (1870–2026) WA 5 (1996–2013) FL 5 (1987–2021) WI 4 (1994–2016) MN 4 (1991–2015) MI 4 (2023–2024) NJ 4 (1953–2006) OH 4 (1989–2013) KS 4 (1987–2015) CT 3 (1999–2003) GA 3 (1900–1964) VA 3 (1922–2024) UT 3 (2007–2024) DC 3 (2010–2025) MA 3 (1992–2007) MD 2 (2017–2026) MO 2 (1933–2017) DE 2 (1998–2023) NM 2 (2001–2019)

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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