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TRO Vacated by the Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court of Illinois has vacated the February 4, 2022 Temporary Restraining Order issued by Judge Grischow in both the student and employment cases before the Sangamon County Circuit Court.
The Court denied the Attorney General's appeal, but ruled that because the Appellate Court found the TRO to be moot, the TRO must therefore be vacated: "In the exercise of this Court’s supervisory authority, the February 4, 2022, temporary restraining order is vacated. (See, e.g., Felzak v. Hruby, 226 Ill.2d 382, 394 (2007) (when an appeal is rendered moot through happenstance, the judgments of the courts below are vacated).) The matter is remanded to the Circuit Court of Sangamon County."
The underlying case remains before Judge Grischow in Sangamon County.
Attorneys at Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. are available to discuss questions as may arise.
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Judge Grischow issued a Temporary Restraining Order against all defendants including the named school districts, ISBE, IDPH, and Governor Pritzker in both the student and employment cases before the Sangamon County Circuit Court.
Attorneys at Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. are available for client-specific counsel on the matters.
The state has already moved to appeal the TRO and has asked the Court for a stay in the meantime. No ruling has occurred yet as of 10:30 a.m. February 7, 2022.
