On April 23, 2024, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a mid-hearing petition for involuntary admission is a violation of due-process rights under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

On Jan. 20, 2023, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that allowing intermingled testimony for involuntary commitment and involuntary administration of medication in separate hearings was a reversible error.