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Pat Quinn

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Harris v. Quinn

In Harris v. Quinn
Pat Quinn of Illinois (in his capacity as governor), the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois & Indiana (SEIU-HII), SEIU Local 73, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. The personal assistants alleged that their freedoms of association and…
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In Illinois: Progress and politics since 1900
Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn was sworn in as governor on Jan. 29, 2009. Quinn was elected outright the following year, and in January 2011 he signed into law a bill that recognized civil unions between same-sex couples. After Blagojevich’s first trial stalled with a hung jury, his…
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