¶ 13 Defendant responds by contending that the circuit court correctly found the statute to be unconstitutional because it outlaws protected content-based speech in violation of the United States and Illinois Constitutions. U.S. Const., amend. I; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 4. She further argues that the distribution of nude images that have been disclosed to another person is constitutionally protected because such images are not truly private facts as the State contends. ¶ 14 The issue of whether a statute is constitutional presents a question of law, which we review de novo. People v. Minnis, 2016 IL 119563, ¶ 21. All statutes are presumed to be constitutional, and the party challenging a statute’s constitutionality bears the burden of clearly establishing its invalidity. Id. In addition, a court must construe a statute so as to uphold its constitutionality, if reasonably possible. Id. ¶ 15 To resolve this appeal, we must construe section 11-23.5(b) because a court cannot determine whether a statute reaches beyond constitutional limits without first knowing what the statute covers. Id. ¶ 25 (citing United States v. Stevens, 559 U.S. 460, 474 (2010)). When presented with an issue of statutory construction, this court’s primary objective is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the legislature. Oswald v. Hamer, 2018 IL 122203, ¶ 10; Minnis, 2016 IL 119563, ¶ 25. The most reliable indicator of legislative intent is the language of the statute, given its plain and ordinary meaning. Oswald, 2018 IL 122203, ¶ 10; Minnis, 2016 IL 119563, ¶ 25. A court will not read language in isolation and must view the statute as a whole, construing words and phrases in light of other relevant statutory provisions. Carmichael v. Laborers’ & Retirement Board Employees’ Annuity & Benefit Fund, 2018 IL 122793, ¶ 35; Oswald, 2018 IL 122203, ¶ 10. Each word, clause, and sentence of a statute must be given a reasonable meaning, if possible, and should not be rendered superfluous. Oswald, 2018 IL 122203, ¶ 10; MurphyHylton v. Lieberman Management Services, Inc., 2016 IL 120394, ¶ 25. Additionally, we must presume that the legislature did not intend to create absurd, inconvenient, or unjust results. Carmichael, 2018 IL 122793, ¶ 35; Minnis, 2016 IL 119563, ¶ 25. It is also proper for the court to consider the reason for the law, the problems sought to be remedied, the purposes to be achieved, and the consequences of construing the statute one way or another. Carmichael, 2018 IL 122793, ¶ 35; Murphy-Hylton, 2016 IL 120394, ¶ 25. -4-

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