No. 19-8078October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Docket 19-8078October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Banks v. Illinois
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, as applied to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment, is violated when a trial court excludes the public from the courtroom during jury selection without making specific findings that closure is necessary to protect an overriding interest?
- Case path
Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 6, 2026
- Method
- Methodology