Cook County News

Recent News About Elizabeth M Rochford for Illinois Supreme Court 2022

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  IL gun ban foes ask SCOTUS to review IL Sup Ct ruling; Petition says two Dem justices who refused recusal defied high court

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Nov 14, 2023 @ 10:45pm

  State Rep. Dan Caulkins and other gun owners from Macon County say the U.S. Supreme Court needs to undo the Illinois high court's ruling on the "assault weapons" ban, because they could not receive a fair hearing when two justices, who already were endorsed by anti-gun groups, got millions of campaign cash from Gov. Pritzker

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  Two new Dem IL Supreme Court justices refuse to step aside on hearing 'assault weapons' ban case

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Apr 14, 2023 @ 9:42pm

  Justices Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. O'Brien said plaintiffs can't prove they are biased in favor of the state gun ban, just because they each received $1 million in campaign donations from Gov. JB Pritzker and strong endorsements from gun control organizations in the 2022 elections

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