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County clerk to federal judge: Pritzker stay home orders should be presumed unconstitutional, unenforceable
Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner, defending against a lawsuit over ballot access, said Pritzker exceeded his power in extending stay at home orders, so the orders should be considered illegal and void. -
Church challenges Pritzker's stay home order in court; Prizker revises order to allow small religious gatherings, drive-in services
The lawsuit asserts Pritzker's COVID-19 shutdown orders rest on 'shaky legal foundations,' violate constitutional protections for religion, speech, assembly and due process. -
Prosecutor's memo: Pritzker's stay home order may not survive scrutiny in court
A memo, obtained and published by Edgar County Watchdogs, reveals concerns by prosecutors over their ability to legally enforce Pritzker's COVID-19 emergency orders. -
Controversial Alorton mayor faces another charge; O'Fallon police arrest Reed for DUI
O’FALLON – Police arrested Alorton mayor JoAnn Reed early Sunday, March 1, and charged her with driving under the influence. -
Duebbert: 'Targeted by my political foes– including multiple government officials'
"The People deserve to know the story of how and why I was charged with judicial misconduct, as well as with “fake” crimes–truly, the People must know this entire story, wherever it may lead. It will unfold in detail during my campaign for State's Attorney." -
Defense lawyer in malicious prosecution suit: ‘Creating false evidence itself does not constitute an actionable wrong’
EAST ST. LOUIS – Appointment of outside prosecutors didn’t separate former St. Clair County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly from an investigation of Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert, the judge’s lawyer argued in U.S. district court on Oct. 7. -
Alleged suborning of perjury does not entitle prosecutors to immunity, Duebbert’s lawyer argues
EAST ST. LOUIS – Prosecutors who asserted immunity against Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit haven’t addressed his allegations, his lawyer argued in U.S. district court on Sept. 26. -
Duebbert sues claiming city, county and state officials conspired to maliciously prosecute him on false charges
EAST ST. LOUIS – Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert claims in federal court that former St. Clair County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly and others fabricated evidence to charge him with sexual abuse in 2017. -
Lawyer says County Board member accused of placing GPS on highway worker's truck is fiscal hawk who 'ruffled some feathers'
CARLYLE -- A Clinton County Board member put a GPS device on a county employee’s vehicle to track the worker’s movements, according to criminal charges filed against the board member. -
Unclear whether Silas murder investigation remains open; Gleeson says JIB outcome will determine Duebbert return
Following the acquittal of David Fields, the man accused in the Dec. 30, 2016 murder of Carl Silas of Belleville, it is unclear whether the investigation into the killing remains open, or if it is case closed. -
Fields' attorney calls investigation of Carl Silas murder 'subpar'; Trial continues in St. Clair Co.
BELLEVILLE – Defense attorney Ryan Neal told St. Clair County jurors in opening arguments on Tuesday that victim Carl Silas was moved after the murder. -
Fields’ lawyers to argue that body of murder victim was moved; testimony to begin Tuesday
“Our theory is that the entire story (Jamie) Lott and the family derived was a lie based on scientific evidence,” defense attorney Brittany Kimble said during pre-trial proceedings Monday. -
Prosecutor drops late-arriving blood spatter report in second Fields trial
BELLEVILLE - On the first morning of the second murder trial of David Fields, special prosecutor Charles Colburn withdrew a blood spatter report that he obtained after the first trial ended in July. -
Following July mistrial, case against Fields to go before jury Dec. 3
BELLEVILLE – Circuit Judge Robert Haida, who left decisions on testimony hanging in suspense when he granted a mistrial to murder suspect David Fields in July, must make those decisions for a second trial starting Dec. 3. -
Attorney for murder suspect argues State intentionally caused mistrial; Haida denies motion to dismiss Fields case
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida denied a motion to drop the State's case against David E. Fields, who is alleged to have killed Carl Silas at his Belleville apartment on Dec. 30, 2016. -
Updated: Fields murder trial under way; Defense raises questions on 911 call, shell casings
BELLEVILLE – Without cameras in the courtroom, jurors heard opening arguments Tuesday in the murder trial of suspect David Fields, accused of shooting Carl Silas at his Belleville apartment before dawn on Dec. 30, 2016. -
Prosecutor in upcoming Fields' murder trial doesn't want cameras in courtroom
BELLEVILLE – Illinois appellate prosecutor Charles Colburn doesn’t want video coverage at the murder trial of David Fields, set to start on July 23. -
The truth, and nothing but
It's an election year, and voters in St. Clair, Monroe, Perry, Randolph and Washington counties should consider what just happened in their courthouse in People v. Ronald Duebbert. -
Gleeson says he won't return judge cleared of charges to bench, but says Duebbert can petition Supreme Court for return
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Ronald Duebbert will remain on administrative duties despite criminal charges against him being dropped last week. -
In Fields’ pre-trial hearing, prosecutor concedes Silas not killed by shotgun; and Judge Duebbert not relevant to case
BELLEVILLE – Police didn’t test bullets in the murder of Carl Silas, prosecutor Charles Colburn conceded a month before the trial of suspect David Fields.