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Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Challenging Proposed Albertsons, Kroger Merger
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. -
Attorney General Raoul Warns Residents to Be on Alert for Storm-related Repair Scams
Following severe storms in Northeastern Illinois on Tuesday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned Illinois residents to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit homeowners and business owners who may need repairs from storm-related damage. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea From Mclean County Man Over Dissemination of Child Pornography
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Hudson, Illinois man prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office pleaded guilty to the dissemination of child pornography and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. -
Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Meat Processing Company Over Unpaid Overtime Wages
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a consent decree resolving a lawsuit the office filed against a deli meat processing company based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. -
Attorney General Raoul Supports Lower Court Ruling Invalidating Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling against an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. -
Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Supporting Colorado Law That Prohibits Gun Sales to Individuals Under 21
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit supporting the state of Colorado’s prohibition on the sale of guns to individuals under the age of 21. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Challenging Ncaa Transfer Eligibility Rule
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) transfer eligibility rule as an illegal restraint on college athletes’ ability to market their labor and control their education. -
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Pleas in St. Clair County Organized Retail Theft Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced two St. Clair County men pleaded guilty to organized retail crime charges over the alleged possession, purchase and sale of stolen retail merchandise. -
Attorney General Raoul Charges Rockford Man for Falsifying Concealed Carry Certifications
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Winnebago County man for falsifying training certificates required to obtain a concealed carry license in Illinois. -
Illinois state officials move to dismiss amended gun ban challenge, relying on prior Seventh Circuit ruling
The state defendants accused of violating the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Illinois seek to dismiss the new due process claims raised in the amended complaint filed by gun advocates, which allege citizens did not receive proper notice of the vague “assault weapons” ban rules. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Supporting Transgender Students Fighting Discriminatory Idaho Law
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of transgender students in Idaho and against an Idaho law that bars students from using school facilities consistent with their gender identity. -
IL 'assault weapons' ban challengers ask SCOTUS to step into constitutional court fight, block gun ban
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett directed the state to respond to the petitioners' assertions that, not only is the law unconstitutional, but federal judges in Chicago have twisted SCOTUS rulings to say the state is clearly allowed to ban "dangerous" weapons that aren't protected by the Second Amendment -
SAFE-T Act goes into effect; Local legislators concerned about unintended consequences
As the Pretrial Fairness Act component of the SAFE-T Act went into effect Monday, local state legislators were critical of the unintended consequences and expedited passage of the law eliminating cash bail. -
IL Supreme Court upholds 'assault weapons' ban; Decision does not address 2nd Amend claims
In seeming 4-3 decision, court's majority says gun ban doesn't violate equal protection rights. Dissents divided, as Pritzker-backed justice says the law wrongly allows cops to keep gun rights, and conservatives say lawmakers unconstitutionally OK'd the law -
Appeals panel says Champaign hospital entitled to property tax exemptions, refund
The Carle Foundation has stood at the center of a years-long court battle over whether hospital tax exemptions were constitutional. -
'Stupid and unconstitutional:' Raoul blocked by federal judge from enforcing IL abortion 'misinformation' law
A Rockford federal judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by pro-life groups and so-called crisis pregnancy centers, who said Illinois, under Gov. JB Pritkzer and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, was attempting to use the new law to silence abortion opponents unconstitutionally -
IL appeals panel ends lawsuit in which Pritzker accused of helping friend defraud state
A state appeals court in Springfield says Attorney General Raoul within his power to pull plug on suit, despite political implications against Gov. JB Prtizker -
IL pregnancy center law unconstitutional attempt to stifle speech of abortion opponents: Lawsuit
The law empowers Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a staunch supporter of unlimited abortion rights, to use a state consumer fraud law to investigate, prosecute and potentially fine and shut down pro-life pregnancy centers if Raoul believes they are spreading "misinformation" about abortion -
IL AG's office substitutes attorney to handle sanctions for discovery violations
EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyer Martin Plute no longer works for Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul, according to a substitution motion in a suit against Chester mental health hospital. -
IL AG's office sanctioned again after payment for discovery violations carried notes indicating case settlement
EAST ST. LOUIS – Assistant Illinois attorney general Martin Plute took over a case after his colleague Thomas Ewick was sanctioned for discovery violations, and Plute managed to make matters worse.