Illinois Legislature

Equal Rights Amendment Defeated After Schlafly's Decade-Long Campaign, Establishing Conservative Movement Model

1982-06-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Equal Rights Amendment expires on June 30, 1982, after failing to achieve ratification by 38 states, marking a stunning victory for Phyllis Schlafly’s decade-long STOP ERA campaign and establishing the template for modern conservative movement organizing. Despite 30 of the necessary 38 …

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Wabash v. Illinois: Supreme Court Shields Interstate Monopolies from Regulation

1886-10-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On October 25, 1886, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois (118 U.S. 557) in a 6-3 ruling that severely limited states’ power to regulate interstate commerce, effectively shielding railroad monopolies from state-level oversight. The case arose …

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Munn v. Illinois: Supreme Court Affirms Public Power to Regulate Monopolies

1877-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

In March 1877, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Munn v. Illinois (94 U.S. 113), affirming in a 7-2 decision that states possess constitutional authority to regulate private industries when such regulation serves the public good. Chief Justice Morrison Waite wrote for the majority that because grain …

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