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    1) The Supreme Court of Illinois allowed the emergency motion for a supervisory order regarding the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act. 2) The Court stayed the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act during the pendency of the appeal and until further order of the Court. 3) The Clerk of the Supreme Court was directed to coordinate an expedited appeal process regarding the Act's constitutionality.

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    1) The Supreme Court of Illinois allowed the emergency motion for a supervisory order regarding the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act. 2) The Court stayed the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act during the pendency of the appeal and until further order of the Court. 3) The Clerk of the Supreme Court was directed to coordinate an expedited appeal process regarding the Act's constitutionality.

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    1) The Supreme Court of Illinois allowed the emergency motion for a supervisory order regarding the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act. 2) The Court stayed the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act during the pendency of the appeal and until further order of the Court. 3) The Clerk of the Supreme Court was directed to coordinate an expedited appeal process regarding the Act's constitutionality.

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    1) The Supreme Court of Illinois allowed the emergency motion for a supervisory order regarding the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act. 2) The Court stayed the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act during the pendency of the appeal and until further order of the Court. 3) The Clerk of the Supreme Court was directed to coordinate an expedited appeal process regarding the Act's constitutionality.

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    SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS

    SUPREME COURT BUILDING


    200 East Capitol Avenue
    SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62701-1721
    CYNTHIA A. GRANT FIRST DISTRICT OFFICE
    Clerk of the Court 160 North LaSalle Street, 20th Floor
    December 31, 2022 Chicago, IL 60601-3103
    (217) 782-2035 (312) 793-1332
    TDD: (217) 524-8132 TDD: (312) 793-6185

    Lisa Anne Hoffman


    DuPage County State's Attorney's Office
    503 North County Farm Road
    Wheaton, IL 60187

    In re: People ex rel. Berlin v. Raoul


    129249

    Dear Lisa Anne Hoffman:

    Enclosed is a certified order entered December 31, 2022, by the Supreme Court of
    Illinois in the above-captioned cause.

    Very truly yours,

    Clerk of the Supreme Court

    cc: Alex Hemmer


    Daniel Keith Wright
    Devon Campbell Bruce
    Eric Christopher Weis
    Jacqueline M. Lacy
    James Richard Rowe, II
    James William Glasgow
    John Thomas Hazinski
    Luke Andrew Casson
    Patrick Devin Kenneally
    R. Douglas Rees
    State of Illinois
    Supreme Court
    I, Cynthia A. Grant, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, and keeper of the
    records, files and Seal thereof do hereby certify the following to be a true copy of an order
    entered December 31, 2022, in a certain cause entitled:

    129249 )
    )
    People State of Illinois ex rel. Robert B. )
    Berlin, State's Attorney for DuPage )
    County, and Jamie Mosser, State's )
    Attorney for Kane County; )
    )
    Movants, )
    )
    In re: James R Rowe, Kankakee County )
    State's Attorney, and Michael Downey, )
    Kankakee County Sheriff, et al., ) Motion for Supervisory Order
    ) Kankakee County Circuit Court
    v. ) 22CH16
    )
    Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General, )
    JAY ROBERT PRITZKER, GOVERNOR )
    OF ILLINOIS, EMANUEL )
    CHRISTOPHER WELCH, SPEAKER )
    OF THE HOUSE, DONALD F. )
    HARMON, SENATE PRESIDENT )
    )
    Respondents

    Filed in this office on the 30th day of December A.D. 2022.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have set my


    hand and affixed the seal of said
    Supreme Court, in Springfield, in said
    State, this 31st day of December, 2022.

    Clerk,
    Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
    129249

    IN THE

    SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS

    People State of Illinois ex rel. Robert B. )


    Berlin, State's Attorney for DuPage )
    County, and Jamie Mosser, State's )
    Attorney for Kane County; ) Motion for Supervisory Order
    ) Kankakee County Circuit Court
    Movants, ) 22CH16
    )
    In re: James R Rowe, Kankakee County )
    State's Attorney, and Michael Downey, )
    Kankakee County Sheriff, et al., )
    )
    v. )
    )
    Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General, )
    JAY ROBERT PRITZKER, GOVERNOR )
    OF ILLINOIS, EMANUEL
    CHRISTOPHER WELCH, SPEAKER OF
    THE HOUSE, DONALD F. HARMON,
    SENATE PRESIDENT

    Respondents

    ORDER

    Whereas the Pretrial Fairness Act (Public Act 101-652 and Public Act 102-1104) is
    scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2023;

    And whereas the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit in its Memorandum of Decision on


    December 28, 2022, and its Order on December 30, 2022, has declared the Act
    unconstitutional;

    And whereas the Illinois Attorney General, on behalf of the defendants below, has filed
    a direct appeal of the circuit court’s ruling pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 302(a) (Ill.
    Sup. Ct. R. 302(a) (eff. Oct. 4, 2011));

    And whereas this Court exercises general administrative and supervisory authority over
    the courts of Illinois pursuant to Article VI, section 16 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970
    (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 16);

    This cause coming to be heard on the emergency motion of movants, due notice having
    been given, and the Court being fully advised in the premises;
    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

    IT IS ORDERED: Emergency motion by Movants for supervisory order Allowed.

    1. The emergency motion for supervisory order is allowed. In order to maintain


    consistent pretrial procedures throughout Illinois, the effective date of the Pretrial
    Fairness Act (Public Act 101-652 and Public Act 102-1104) is stayed during the
    pendency of the appeal in No. 129248 and until further order of this Court.

    2. The Clerk of the Supreme Court is directed to contact the parties and coordinate
    an expedited process for this appeal in Case No. 129248, James R. Rowe, etc.,
    et al., appellees, v. Kwame Raoul, etc., et al., appellants. Appeal, Circuit Court
    (Kankakee).

    3. Any Supreme Court Rule amendments or orders entered associated with the
    Pretrial Fairness Act that would become effective on January 1, 2023, are hereby
    held in abeyance until further order of this Court.

    Order entered by the Court.

    FILED
    December 31, 2022
    SUPREME COURT
    CLERK

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