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Trump will nominate McGlynn to federal judgeship at Southern District of Illinois
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen P. McGlynn will be nominated to serve as judge at the Southern District of Illinois, according to an announcement from the White House. -
Federal judge dismisses Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit, saying it belongs in state court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit belongs in state court, U.S. District Judge Richard Mills of Peoria ruled on Dec. 18. -
Pritzker says IL pension reform would be shot down by U.S. Constitution, but that's far from certain, experts say
Illinois faces many billions in debt and tax demands for pensions. Gov. Pritzker says amending the state constitution won't help -
COZEN O'CONNOR: The Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2020
Join Cozen O’Connor for our annual review of significant developments in employment law over the past year – and what's ahead for 2020. -
Janus seeks en banc rehearing at Seventh Circuit on refund of forced union dues
Petition for rehearing en banc filed after three-judge panel ruled that union bosses may keep dues taken from public employees in violation of the First Amendment -
Northwest IL gun club sues to overturn IL open carry handgun ban
A northwest Illinois gun club and one of its members have sued the Illinois state government, asking the courts to declare Illinois’ prohibition on open carry of firearms unconstitutional. -
Unions should repay all fees received from non-union workers
If you found out you habitually had been overcharged for something or charged for something you didn’t want or know you were getting, you’d have a right to complain, to expect an end to the abuse and to receive reimbursement in full. -
Double murderer sentenced to natural life while a juvenile to get another re-sentencing hearing
MT. VERNON - A man convicted of a double murder committed when he was 15 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole should have another chance at re-sentencing, an appeals court has ruled. -
Nearly 12,000 Illinois educators have stopped paying teachers' unions
Educators across the state are exercising their rights, with 12,000 fewer public school employees sending dues or fees to teachers unions today than before the Janus v. AFSCME ruling. -
Impeaching a precedent
BMS won’t be much of a precedent if it’s stretched to the point of meaninglessness. -
Illinois Supreme Court will allow Bayer to appeal personal jurisdiction rulings in Madison County Essure cases
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow appeals from Bayer Corp., which is challenging mass action suits involving more than 150 non-Illinoisans over its contraceptive device Essure. -
'Political questions': Judges duck thorny IL constitutional issues, but how much free rein should IL pols have?
Judges in Illinois have allowed the state government and Cook County avoid challenges to their spending power under the state constitution. But should they have? -
$4.3 million FACTA class certified in St. Clair Co. – after New York court expressed doubts – reversed at Fifth District
MOUNT VERNON – Former St. Clair County circuit judge Vincent Lopinot failed to ask necessary questions before approving settlement of a class action against Body Shop stores, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Sept. 6. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Opposing Federal Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention of Children
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit opposing a new federal rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997. -
Pritzker contract gives AFSCME unfettered access to workers' private information
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker agreed to a deal with AFSCME Council 31 that threatens the privacy of state workers and violates workers’ rights. -
Prosecutors and Belleville respond to Duebbert’s malicious prosecution case
EAST ST. LOUIS – Prosecutors whose sexual abuse charges against Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert fell through for lack of a witness argue that he can’t sue them because they acted on probable cause. -
Fifth District rules Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustees can be sued
MOUNT VERNON — The Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court has determined Illinois Eastern Community Colleges trustees can be sued under the Illinois False Claims Act. -
Madison resident accuses city of violating constitutional rights regarding parked car in yard
EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison resident is alleging violation of his constitutional rights after he was summoned to a city hearing over a car parked on his property. -
Former Clayborne client Thane Ritchie now says Madison County complaint was improper; Objects to adversary's 'circular firing squad'
WHEATON – Chicago investor Thane Ritchie asserts in DuPage County chancery court that former Illinois Senate Majority Leader James Clayborne’s law firm filed an inaccurate and improper complaint on his behalf in Madison County last year. -
Clayborne's representation of investor Thane Ritchie hit snag; $20 million default judgment should be 'closely scrutinized,' says bankruptcy trustee
BELLEVILLE – Former state senator and attorney James Clayborne, who claims Chicago investor Thane Ritchie owes his law firm more than $500,000, risked his reputation for the high profile hedge fund manager.