State Supreme Court / Ill.

Ferguson v. City of Chicago

Decided November 18, 2004. Philip J. Rarick wrote the opinion for the court.

820 N.E.2d 455 · Cited 150 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Cult Awareness Network v. Church of Scientology International · 685 N.E.2d 1347
Swick v. Liautaud · 662 N.E.2d 1238
People v. East-West University, Inc. · 637 N.E.2d 594
The People v. St. John · 15 N.E.2d 858
Feltmeier v. Feltmeier · 798 N.E.2d 75
People v. Daniels · 718 N.E.2d 149
Rich v. Baldwin · 479 N.E.2d 361
People Ex Rel. De Vos v. Laurin · 391 N.E.2d 164
People v. Bryant · 100 N.E.2d 598
Ferguson v. City of Chicago · 795 N.E.2d 984

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