Illinois Compiled Statutes

705 ILCS 5/8 (2026)

The Supreme Court may grant relief by mandamus, habeas corpus, certiorari, and all other relief, not prohibited by law, which may be necessary to enforce the due administration of justice in all matters within its jurisdiction

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(705 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 37, par. 13)
    Sec. 8. The Supreme Court may grant relief by mandamus, habeas corpus, certiorari, and all other relief, not prohibited by law, which may be necessary to enforce the due administration of justice in all matters within its jurisdiction.
(Source: P.A. 83-362.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2016 · leading case: People v. Robinson, 2015 IL App (4th) 130815 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Robinson, 2015 IL App (4th) 130815 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “¶ 26 Fourth, Illinois law is different from federal law in that, under federal law, a “petition for a writ of certiorari” is merely another name for a petition for permission to appeal ( 28 U.”
Rubidoux v. Ne. Illinois Universities, 51 Ill. Ct. Cl. 275 (1998). “This Court has rejected implied contract claims, including quantum meruit actions, because our “contract claim” jurisdiction under section 8(b) of the Court of Claims Act (705 ILCS 5/8(b)) is limited to actual, express contracts “entered into” by the State, usually with the…”
People v. Robinson, 2015 IL App (4th) 130815 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶ 26 Fourth, Illinois law is different from federal law in that, under federal law, a "petition for a writ of certiorari" is merely another name for a petition for permission to appeal ( 28 U.”
People v. Robinson, 2015 IL App (4th) 130815 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “¶ 26 Fourth, Illinois law is different from federal law in that, under federal law, a "petition for a writ of certiorari" is merely another name for a petition for permission to appeal ( 28 U.”
705 ILCS 5/8(b): 1 case
Rubidoux v. Ne. Illinois Universities, 51 Ill. Ct. Cl. 275 (1998). “This Court has rejected implied contract claims, including quantum meruit actions, because our “contract claim” jurisdiction under section 8(b) of the Court of Claims Act (705 ILCS 5/8(b)) is limited to actual, express contracts “entered into” by the State, usually with the…”
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