I’m coming a bit late to this (national current events having overtaken everything), but a lawsuit filed by House and Senate Republicans was recently tossed out by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Jack Davis, II. The suit sought to strike down a new law — Senate Bill 328 — backed by trial lawyers. The Republicans say they will appeal.

The Republican lawsuit claimed that the majority Democrats had violated the Illinois Constitution’s “three readings rule.”

The titles of bills are required to be read aloud on three separate session days in each chamber. In the state’s early days, the entire bills had to be read aloud apparently because so many legislators were illiterate.

Often, though, bills that have already passed one chamber are gutted and replaced with amendments by different legi

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