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Amnesty program for in-house counsel to obtain limited licenses begins Jan. 1
Illinois-based corporate counsel who failed to get their required limited law licenses will soon be able to obtain them without the risk of discipline.
ARDC panel recommends three-year suspension for Blagojevich’s former chief of staff
An attorney who served as chief of staff to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be suspended from the practice of law for three years, a panel of the state’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board recommended this week.
Supreme Court will hear arguments in nine cases next month; One involves East Alton attorney
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over an appeals panel’s decision to vacate an East Alton attorney’s conviction for driving on a suspended license.This case – People v. David K. Elliott –is one of nine the justices will hear during their November term. Arguments in these cases, the majority of which are criminal in nature, will take place on Nov. 13, 19 and 20.The upcoming
Supreme Court strikes down so-called Amazon tax law; Karmeier dissents
Karmeier BurkeA 2011 state law that imposed a tax on out-of-state Internet retailers is unconstitutional, the Illinois Supreme Court held today.In a 6-1 decision, the high court affirmed a lower court ruling that struck down the so-called “Amazon tax law” because it failed to meet the substantial nexus requirement for state taxes under the Commerce Clause and was preempted by a federal law prohibiting
Judge grants Duffy's request for extension to respond to amended counterclaim in Prenda Law's defamation suit
DuffyA federal judge today granted Paul Duffy’s request for an extension of time to respond to an amended counterclaim filed last month by the defendants in a pair of defamation suits brought earlier this year by Duffy and Prenda Law.Duffy --who represents himself and the now-dissolved firm in the suits that were consolidated this summer in Chicago’s federal court -- wrote in his Sept. 30 motion that
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over Chicago's red light program, FOIA and legal malpractice matters
The Illinois Supreme Court this week agreed to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases.