Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's assault weapons ban
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
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The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
"That's what compelled me to get involved in this movement because who wants to bury their child?"
The court refuted a lawmaker's lawsuit that claimed: "The law is applied unequally." Hours later, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at an annual gun safety conference in Chicago. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot was there.
The law is also facing challenges in federal court, and in May the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the law statewide.
The legislation bans dozens of specific brands or types of rifles and handguns, .50-caliber guns, attachments and rapid-firing devices.
We uncovered Washington's story last year, when he took his fight for his innocence all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The state's highest court overturned a ruling by a Kankakee County judge that the law ending cash bail was unconstitutional.
Reaction to the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to uphold a state law ending cash bail continues to pour in. Illinois will be the first state to end cash bail statewide. Briana Payton, who was part of a coalition that worked to end cash bail, talks about the work to get the historic legislation in place.
Lavatte Mays says she is still dealing with the repercussions of being held in jail for 571 days, and she is happy that finances will no longer play a role in whether or not someone is detained. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Sept. 18 is going to be a huge day at the Cook County Jail and other jails across the state – as detainees will be able to petition the court officially for a review of their detention. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law ending cash bail across the state, giving courts two more months before they must implement the change.
Critics of the current cash bail system say it unfairly punishes poor defendants, but critics of ending cash bail say the violates the constitutional separation of powers.
The justices are considering putting a temporary hold on the legislation. The arguments in court focused on equal protection rights.
The bill was supposed to take effect statewide on Jan. 1. But it has been on hold after 64 counties filed lawsuits claiming the law was unconstitutional.
The SAFE-T Act was supposed to take effect statewide on Jan. 1. But it has been on hold after 64 counties filed lawsuits claiming the law was unconstitutional.
The end to cash bail in Illinois was supposed to go into effect on Jan. 1, but the state's highest court has put that provision of a state law on hold for now.
The Illinois Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Tuesday about whether a state law ending cash bail is constitutional.
The state's highest court has paused efforts to end cash bail in Illinois, after a Kankakee County judge ruled the change unconstitutional.
The SAFE-T Act would have gone into effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
The controversial criminal justice reform law remains in limbo after the Illinois Supreme Court held it up hours before it was supposed to go into effect. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
It was supposed to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1 and eliminate cash bail for criminal cases.
The attorney general's office will ask for an expedited hearing schedule next week in an effort to quickly settle the matter statewide.
Elizabeth Rochford was sworn in Monday morning to represent DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties.
Illinois has a new state Supreme Court justice. Elizabeth Rochford was sworn in Monday morning to represent the second district.
Cunningham began her career in 1982 as an assistant in the office of the Illinois Attorney General.
