“If you don’t like the law, change it” is a fine slogan—but what if doing so is a way to duck an otherwise valid Freedom of Information Act request and shut down the flow of information to the public?

That’s the question before the Illinois State Supreme Court today. Represented pro bono by Kirkland & Ellis, the Institute for Justice is challenging an appellate court decision that greenlighted a maneuver by the state legislature when faced with a FOIA request it didn’t want to comply with.