City of Chicago v. Powell

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• a reviewing court should not reach constitutional issues if the case can be determined on other grounds
• a reviewing court should not consider constitutional questions if the case can be decided on other grounds
• motion to dismiss lies where a complaint fails to state any cause to justify an arrest
• a reviewing court should not reach constitutional issues if the case can be determined on other grounds
• 720 ILCS 5/2–20, 8–1 (West 1998)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).