Last Updated: March 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Maksym v. Board of Elections Commissioners of the City of Chicago
Case Information
Date Filed: January 25, 2011
State: Illinois
Issue: Candidate Eligibility
Courts that Heard this Case: Illinois Supreme Court (Case 111773)
Issue:
Whether Rahm Emanuel is a resident of Chicago and therefore eligible to run for mayor.
Status:
Appellate Court opinion entered 1/24/11. Supreme Court Opinion entered 1/27/11. Final Order entered 1/28/11.
Supreme Court Documents
- Emergency Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal and to Expedite Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal
(filed 1/24/11) - Petition for Leave to Appeal of Rahm Emanuel (filed 1/25/11)
- Response in Opposition to Petitioner-Appellee's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (filed 1/25/11)
- Order allowing in part emergency motion for stay pending appeal (entered 1/25/11)
- Corrected Order (entered 1/25/11)
- Corrected Order
- Order allowing the emergency motion to expedite consideration of the petition for leave to appeal and allowing the petition for leave to appeal (entered 1/25/11)
- Opinion (entered 1/27/11)
- Final Order (entered 1/28/11)
Court of Appeals Documents
- Opinion (entered 1/24/11)
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Commentary
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