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SEARCH EVERY PUBLISHED OPINION
Every published opinion from the Illinois appellate courts, the federal courts in Illinois, and the U.S. Supreme Court, searched word for word. Type what you are looking for and the search opens on CourtListener, the free archive of court opinions run by Free Law Project, a nonprofit.
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THE COURTS IT SEARCHES
- Illinois
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Appellate Court of Illinois
- Federal, in Illinois
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- Nationwide
- Supreme Court of the United States
How far a decision reaches depends on the court. The U.S. Supreme Court binds every court on federal law. The highest court of Illinois binds every Illinois court on Illinois law. A federal court of appeals binds the federal courts in its circuit, and not the state’s own courts on state law. Which decision applies to a particular situation is a question for a licensed attorney.
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