Three sister energy companies alleged Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul used private, profit-seeking, contingency-fee law firms for official work of his office in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The companies claim Raoul’s use of private firms violates their due process rights to have an impartial state actor under the U.S. and Illinois constitutions.
Takeaway: Wednesday’s suit is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between the Illinois official and the private energy companies.