Posts by Michael Ciesla
The Governor’s Executive Orders Do Not Exist. End of Story.
Yesterday, the Illinois Circuit Court in Clay County, Illinois issued an Order which declared that all executive orders issued by Governor J.B. Pritzker since April 8, 2020 related to COVID-19…
Read MoreHere’s the blueprint, Illinois. Let Wisconsin be our guide.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday which found Wisconsin’s stay at home order unenforceable. Although the facts are different than those surrounding the emergency orders in Illinois, the…
Read MoreThink the court order only applies to Representative Bailey? Think again.
If the Governor really believed the court order only applied to one person, he surely would not have gotten as fiery as he did with his comments and he definitely would not be so vocal about appealing the decision.
Read MoreIs Covid-19 a Public Health Emergency? It’s not an absolute ‘yes’
Pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/1 et, seq., (the “Act”) upon the occurrence of a “public health emergency”, the Governor is given certain enumerated emergency…
Read MoreIllinois Governor had no legal authority to close businesses beyond April 9, 2020
COVID-19 Executive Order 16 and other similar executive orders extending previous executive orders exceeds the authority of the Governor. In other words, the Governor does not have the authority to require non-essential businesses to remain closed and does not have the authority to order residents of Illinois to stay at home beyond April 9, 2020.
Read MoreMilken Deserves More Than Just a Pardon – He Deserves Our Thanks
President Trump’s recent grants of clemency once again thrust former Governor Rod Blagojevich into the spotlight while overshadowing a pardon that was long overdue. Michael Milken almost singlehandedly created an…
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