No. 25A928

Margaret Jean Lowery v. Supreme Court of Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2026-02-19
Status: Denied
Type: A
Tags: ADA-access attorney-discipline disciplinary-sanctions due-process procedural-due-process subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Illinois Supreme Court violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause and the Americans with Disabilities Act by imposing professional discipline without establishing jurisdiction, providing accessible proceedings, maintaining a certified record, or affording notice and an evidentiary hearing.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state bar disciplinary authority may impose professional sanctions and emergency suspensions on an attorney without first establishing subject matter jurisdiction on an accessible record and providing meaningful procedural participation, in violation of due process and the First Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Application (25A928) denied by Justice Barrett.
2026-02-09
Application (25A928) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Margaret Lowery
Ronald David Wilkinson — Petitioner