Recent News About U.S. Supreme Court
View More
-
Attorney General Kwame Raoul , as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) order that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help stop the spread of the disease.
-
BELLEVILLE – Stephen Tillery, ready for trial on a claim that weed killer paraquat caused four plaintiffs to suffer Parkinson’s disease, won the biggest judgment ever in an American trial and lost it at the Illinois Supreme Court.
-
EAST ST. LOUIS – One hundred and two residents of other states who piggybacked on a suit against Johnson & Johnson in the Southern District of Illinois fell off on April 14, when Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel dismissed their claims.
-
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that Partners Donald Flack and Untress Quinn have been named 2021 Top Metro East Area Lawyers by Leading Lawyers℠.
-
Fifty words, added to the Illinois Constitution as an amendment, could be what helps save the state from an inevitable financial collapse in years to come.
-
A Chicago church had sought an order preventing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker from reimposing restrictions on religious gatherings over COVID-19. Pritzker has pledged not to do so, but won't disavow the powers he asserted last spring.
-
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Lindenbaum v. Realgy arguing that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) robocall ban was enforceable from 2015 to 2020.
-
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a robust test for applying Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits policies and practices that interfere with citizens’ right to vote based on their race.
-
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations.
-
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in voicing concern with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of rules designed to promote diversity and local ownership in broadcast media.
-
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent actions could enhance churches' chances in court when challenging COVID- and other pandemic-related worship restrictions imposed by governors.
-
BENTON – Nothing in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious freedom in New York changed District Judge Staci Yandle’s mind about enforcing a lockdown order on H’s Bar in Belleville.
-
Attorney Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit asking the court to overturn the 2020 election results in four states.
-
BENTON – H’s Bar in Belleville claims the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a precedent that District Judge Staci Yandle relied on when she denied its right to stay open.
-
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary decision that New York Gov. Mario Cuomo may not enforce limits of ten and 25 worshipers.
-
That statement may seem obvious, but considering that judges across our nation have increasingly become the focus of attacks for unpopular rulings, we feel the need to underscore its importance.
-
Association’s Annual Environmental Conference.
-
MOUNT VERNON – Asbestos lawyers who discovered a treasure of information about old pumps can’t use it beyond a single case, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Aug. 25.
-
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia, filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against efforts to repeal the entire ACA.
-
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection.