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IL high court's remap rehearing denial erects 'roadblock that seems insurmountable' to reform: Dissent

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Sep 20, 2016 @ 3:56pm

Saying the Illinois Supreme Court missed out on an opportunity to provide helpful guidance to citizens seeking to exercise their constitutional rights, as well as to more fully explain its decision in light of longstanding precedent, the man who will serve as the court’s next chief justice, together with two of his colleagues on the state high court, teed off on the court majority’s decision to simply deny a request to rehear arguments over a proposed amendment intended to rewrite the ways Illin