Merrifield v. Illinois State Police Merit Board

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• sufficient cause to justify officer’s termination where male officer knowingly maintained an ongoing romantic relationship with a female convicted felon and deliberately misstated the status of the relationship to fellow officers
• although brief contained some improper argument and inaccurate portrayals of evidence, striking brief was not necessary, and reviewing court would merely disregard portions of brief that did not comply with supreme court rules
• although brief contained some improper argument and inaccurate portrayals of evidence, striking brief was not necessary, and reviewing court would merely disregard portions of brief that did not comply with supreme court rules

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