Illinois Clean Energy Community Found. v. Filan
ELR Citation: ELR 20002 No(s). 04-2277 (7th Cir. Dec 22, 2004)
The Seventh Circuit held that the state of Illinois would be violating the U.S. Constitution if it confiscated any part of a clean energy foundation's assets. After the state legislature passed an authorizing statute, the foundation was created out of the profits from a private company's sale of sev...