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750 ILCS 75/1 (2026)

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(750 ILCS 75/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1513, eff. 6-1-11.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases, 2015–2020 · leading case: Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (Ill. 2016).
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Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “June 1, 2011) (adding 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010)). As of 2014, under the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, same-sex couples are now able to marry in Illinois.”
Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (Ill. 2017). “June 1, 2011) (adding 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010)). As of 2014, under the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, same-sex couples are now able to marry in Illinois.”
Sharpe v. Westmoreland, 2020 IL 124863 (Ill. 2020). “¶7 The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Civil Union Act) (750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2016)) defines a civil union as “a legal relationship between 2 persons, of either the same or opposite sex, established pursuant to this Act.”
In re Marriage of Allen, 2016 IL App (1st) 151620 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “July 1, 1984) (allowing either spouse to dissolution on basis of “irreconcilable differences”), 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010) (Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act), and 750 ILCS 80/1 et seq.”
Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2014 IL App (1st) 132250 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. ( West 2010 ). In addition, same-sex couples are now able to marry in Illinois as of June 1, 2014.”
In re Civil Union of Hamlin, 2015 IL App (2d) 140231 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “She contends that, because Illinois first recognized civil unions on June 1, 2011, the effective date of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Act) (750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010)) and because the Act should be given only prospective effect, any…”
In re Civil Union of Hamlin, 2015 IL App (2d) 140231 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “She contends that, because Illinois first recognized civil unions on June 1, 2011, the effective date of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Act) (750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010) and 2015 IL App (2d) 140231 because the Act should be given only…”
Sharpe v. Westmoreland, 2019 IL App (5th) 170321 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “On April 20, 2017, Mother filed a motion to certify questions of law for interlocutory appeal and for stay of the trial court proceedings, citing the conflict between the language of the Marriage Act and the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Civil Union…”
Sharpe v. Westmoreland, 2019 IL App (5th) 170321 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “On April 20, 2017, Mother filed a motion to certify questions of law for interlocutory appeal and for stay of the trial court proceedings, citing the conflict between the language of the Marriage Act and the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (Civil Union…”
Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “June 1, 2011) (adding 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010)). As of 2014, under the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, same-sex couples are now able to marry in Illinois.”
Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “June 1, 2011) (adding 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010)). As of 2014, under the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, same-sex couples are now able to marry in Illinois.”
In re Marriage of Allen, 2016 IL App (1st) 151620 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “July 1, 1984) (allowing either spouse to dissolution on basis of “irreconcilable differences”), 750 ILCS 75/1 et seq. (West 2010) (Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act), and 750 ILCS 80/1 et seq.”
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