Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 2338, the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act, into law, making Illinois a national leader in granting student-athletes the ability to sign individual endorsement deals while enrolled at a college or university.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel raised concerns about how personal information would be protected given the increase in hacks when she rejected a request to compel Apple Inc. to provide information of Illinois residents with Apple devices and accounts in a suit alleging the Photos App collects and stores biometric identifiers through facial recognition technology.
Insurers accused of wrongfully denying ShopOne’s business interruption claim as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions argue that the case should be dismissed or transferred to Cook County, where a declaratory judgment action involving the same parties is pending.
Justice is supposed to be blind, not stupid. It’s supposed to be blind in the sense of being fair and impartial, not in the sense of being oblivious to facts and logic.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 25 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Former Trump 2016 campaign advisor Carter Page can't use federal courts in Chicago, or anywhere, to sue the law firm of Perkins Coie for pushing Russian collusion story.
BELLEVILLE – Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson of the 20th Circuit closed St. Clair County court last Friday for the Juneteenth holiday and kept the courts of Monroe, Perry, Randolph and Washington counties open.
A U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has created a new MDL in the Northern District of California to centralize opioid marketing litigation against McKinsey & Company and appointed District Judge Charles Breyer to preside.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two local men who claim Red Baron pizza labels deceived them must produce grocery receipts whether Red Baron purchases appear on the receipts or not, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on June 8.
Illinoisans on June 11 will take off their masks and breathe a sigh of relief – except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandates.
How about sharing? Let the rest of us in on it – you know, the people who pay your salaries, the people you work for, the citizens of St. Clair County.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Young adults Mitchell Nalley of St. Clair County, David Meyer of Fayette County, and Eva Davis of Kendall County are challenging state law that won’t let them carry firearms until they turn 21.
A group of defendants that allegedly assembled and distributed a bus that was involved in a fatal Utah crash with a group of Chinese tourists aboard seek dismissal, arguing that the only connection to Illinois is the billing address for one of the defendants’ offices.
Madison County is a great place to live and visit, blessed with a tremendous number of assets and resources. And while our wonderful communities attract thousands of visitors and tourists, law enforcement officials from across our county are united in their concerns that our interstate and highway system also enables an unwelcome reality: cross-river crime.
