Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Giannoulias
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Empress Casino Joliet Corporation v. Giannoulias, 231 Ill.2d 62, 896 N.E.2d 277 (2008), is a case from Supreme Court of Illinois in which four casinos challenged a tax imposed by Public Act 94-804. The Act was challenged on the grounds that it was an unconstitutional taking. The Court held categorically that a tax could never be a taking within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.[1]
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Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Giannoulias | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Illinois |
Full case name | Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Giannoulias |
Decided | June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05) |
Citation(s) | 231 Ill.2d 62; 896 N.E.2d 277 |
Case history | |
Subsequent action(s) | Cert. denied, 556 U.S. 1281 (2009). |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Charles E. Freeman, Robert R. Thomas, Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Thomas L. Kilbride, Rita B. Garman, Lloyd A. Karmeier, Anne M. Burke |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Burke |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. V; Ill. Const. art. VIII, § 1 |
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