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Supreme Court issues two gun-related rulings
The justices’ rulings came in the civil case of Jerry W. Coram v. State of Illinois and the criminal case of People v. Alberto Aguilar.
Garman will succeed Kilbride as chief justice next month
GarmanIllinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman will take over the reins of the high court next month as the second woman in state history to serve as chief justice.Chosen unanimously by her fellow colleagues, Garman will succeed Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride and begin her three-year term as the 119th chief justice on Oct. 26, the Supreme Court announced today."I am honored and humbled to have been
Supreme Court slated to hear arguments in 17 cases in Chicago
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in more than a dozen cases later this month, when the justices will convene in Chicago for their September term.
JPML set to hear arguments next month over transfer requests
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will consider dozens of transfer-related requests next month, including two that could affect a pair of lawsuits pending in southern Illinois’ federal court.
Teen suing over FOID Card denial seeks summary judgment
An 18-year-old suing over the denial of her Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card application has asked a federal judge to grant her summary judgment.
Harrison announces bid for circuit judgeship
HarrisonMadison County Associate Judge Clarence Harrison on Monday announced his plan to run for a circuit judgeship in next year’s election.Harrison seeks to fill the seat formerly held by Ann Callis, who resigned in May to run for Congress.Shortly after Callis stepped down, Circuit Judge Dave Hylla took over her position as chief judge and the Illinois Supreme Court in June appointed Associate Judge