August 2 – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Ann M. Lousin, a professor at The John Marshall Law School who teaches state constitutional law, said Quinn potentially doomed the proposal by changing the bill so significantly.
Quinn’s revision replaces all of the original language, which Lousin said courts could view as the substitution of a new bill.
“Because he struck everything after the enacting clause, in all probability this would not succeed as an amendatory veto — if it ever gets into court,” she said.
Read more: Prof. Ann Lousin Comments on Gov. Quinn’s Proposed Ban
