On Monday, Nov. 29, attorneys for MALDEF and the Republican leaders told the court that they believed the judges could decide the case on the information already on file; NAACP plaintiffs said they only needed a brief hearing for oral arguments. On Thursday, though, attorneys for Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Chris Welch said they believed a full in-person hearing was needed, and the judges allowed that request.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.