Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Orland Park sues Pritzker, says COVID shutdown orders break state law, violate its authority to reopen businesses
The village of Orland Park alleges Gov. JB Pritzker overstepped his authority and has violated the constitutional rights of business owners and citizens, while denying the village its "home rule" authority to regulate businesses. -
IL GOP: Pritzker's support for anti-racism protests undercuts COVID power to limit other political gatherings
The Illinois Republican Party has sued Gov. JB Pritzker, arguing the governor violated their constitutional right to campaign, while violating his own rules to get photo op with racism protesters. -
Appeals panel: Pritzker's COVID church service restrictions don't violate religious freedom rights
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Gov. JB Pritzker is free to shut down religious services, if he believes it will slow the spread of COVID-19 and he also closes theaters and stadiums. -
Pritzker backs down, allows Amy Jacobson, AM560 back into press conferences
Journalist and talk show host Amy Jacobson will withdraw her lawsuit over Gov. JB Pritzker's actions to block her from questioning him at press conferences. -
Lawsuit: Pritzker's treatment of, participation in protests undercuts rationale for continued COVID restrictions
The complaint filed in Central Illinois federal court accuses Gov. JB Pritzker of trampling constitutional rights, illegally destroying property, and picking "winners" and "losers." -
Appeals judges question Pritzker's ability to impose, lift COVID restrictions on churches at will, even if backed by 'data'
During oral arguments, three federal appeals judges in Chicago appeared to push the Illinois Attorney General to explain why Gov. JB Pritzker can use a sudden policy change to thwart legal challenges to his power to restrict religious gatherings. -
Peoria County threatened with legal action over 'threats' made over businesses opening amid COVID restrictions
The attorney representing southern Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey and others challenging Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID emergency powers sent a letter to Peoria County warning them against enforcing Pritzker's executive orders. -
Churches, businesses say IL abortion funding rules violate religious freedom rights, fly in face of Supreme Court ruling
The lawsuit filed in court in Springfield asks the court declare the Illinois Reproductive Health Act illegal. -
Bailey: Pritzker still 'forum shopping' in legal dispute over whether guv's COVID orders overstepped authority
State Rep. Darren Bailey says Gov. JB Pritzker has gone to "great lengths to contrive" legal reasons to avoid allowing a southern Illinois county judge to rule on the question of whether Pritzker had the authority to shut down the state in response to COVID-19. -
Pritzker: Rep. Bailey's challenge of guv's COVID power belongs in federal court, despite DOJ opinion otherwise
Gov. JB Pritzker's reply to filings by State Rep. Darren Bailey and the U.S. Justice Department opposing him does not address accusations the governor is "forum shopping" in the dispute over whether the case belongs in federal or southern Illinois county court. -
NW IL church: Pritzker's new IDPH 'guidance' ends their challenge of guv's COVID power to bar services, for now
Pritzker shouldn't be allowed later to say in court he won, when his own decision to pull back worship service restrictions persuaded the courts that their constitutional challenge was moot, attorneys for a church in northwest Illinois said. -
Amy Jacobson, AM560 accuse Pritzker of unconstitutionally blocking Jacobson from press conferences over her views
The federal lawsuit asserts Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker used Jacobson's speech at an anti-lockdown rally to justify banning a 'contrarian' journalist who asked difficult questions of the governor. -
SCOTUS: Pritzker's about-face on restricting worship services allows him to sidestep hearing on COVID church rules
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied two Chicago area churches' reequest for an order declaring Pritzker to have violated the First Amendment in closing churches and limiting the size of in-person worship services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Pritzker says new COVID church 'guidelines' should thwart SCOTUS showdown; Churches say court should still rule
Attorneys for two Chicago area churches say they will press the U.S. Supreme Court to still declare Gov. JB Pritzker's limits on church worship services unconstitutionally 'trampled' religious freedoms. -
Churches ask SCOTUS to step in, block Pritzker's COVID orders prohibiting in-person church services
Saying they are threatened with "accelerating" enforcement actions against then, two Chicago area churches have petititoned the U.S. Supreme Court to block Gov. JB Pritzker's orders sharply limiting the size of in-person worship services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Churches: Pritzker's COVID worship service limits unconstitutionally single out churches among 'essential' activities
Two Chicago area churches asked a federal appeals court to toss out Gov. JB Pritzker's orders limiting the size of religious gatherings. -
Clay County judge grants restraining order, again, vs Pritzker's stay home order
Clay County Judge Michael McHaney has weighed in again on Gov. JB Pritzker's use of executive power during the COVID-19 crisis, granting another temporary restraining order against Pritzker, this time to a southern Illinois tanning salon owner. -
Justice Department: Bailey right in dispute vs Pritzker over emergency powers
Steven Weinhoeft, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, says Gov. JB Pritzker was wrong to try to take State Rep. Darren Bailey's lawsuit to federal court, and the governor's interpretation of state law concerning his emergency powers is wrong, as well. -
New lawsuit vs Pritzker in Clay County seeks statewide order blocking guv's COVID orders
An Iraq War veteran and business owner has filed a lawsuit challenging Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency powers in the same court in which state Rep. Darren Bailey also sued the governor. -
Pritzker removes Rep. Bailey’s lawsuit challenging use of emergency powers to federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville), who sued Gov. JB Pritzker for recovery of his rights, must plead his case in U.S. district court.