Sarah Sanders

Summary

The court held that the Board’s challenge to legislation altering its supervisory authority over the Department of Corrections was not moot merely because the Secretary whose conduct prompted the dispute had been terminated. It dismissed the appellants’ motion to disqualify opposing counsel because that issue was outside the scope of interlocutory review, and it affirmed the preliminary injunction because the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in finding irreparable harm. The court relied in part on the continuing constitutional dispute and the appellants’ failure to challenge the Board’s likelihood of success on the merits.