Case Details

Issues

Common Law Powers

Filing State

IL

Court

Illinois Supreme Court

Year

1977

Citation

Env. Prot. Agency v. Pollution Control Bd., 372 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. 1977)

Resolution

Illinois attorney general has common law powers that cannot be limited by the legislature

Case Description

In Illinois, “the force and effect of this constitutional provision is “that neither the legislature nor the judiciary may deprive the attorney general of his common law powers under the Constitution,”