Cross The state's top Republican leaders on Thursday asked the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider its June decision denying their attempt to revive a constitutional challenge to the Democratic-drawn legislative maps.
Dallas Probation departments throughout the state managed to avoid additional cuts under the Illinois Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2013 budget this past weekend.
A review board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has recommended a nine-month and six-month suspension for two attorneys accused of bringing a lawsuit for the purpose of harassment.
Keefe The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, saying that the provision requiring individuals to purchase health insurance falls under Congress' taxing powers, not the Constitution's Commerce Clause.
Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the controversial provision of health care reform requiring individuals to purchase insurance or face a financial penalty is a constitutional tax.
Goldenhersh The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act which protects communication of mental health records prevails over the absolute litigation privilege, the Fifth District Appellate Court has decided.
Cochran "If this law is upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court, then there's virtually nothing that's beyond Congress's reach, and I think that would be a horrible, horrible precedent for the country."
Spomer The Fifth District Appellate Court has reversed a Madison County judge's certification of a class action lawsuit against Met Life and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Jump Starting next week, trial judges throughout the state will have the discretion to let jurors in civil trials submit written questions directed at witnesses.
Cochran The 43 Catholic dioceses, organizations and universities that sued the Obama administration on May 21 invoked their 7th Amendment rights and demanded that local juries hear the suits, not judges. It would be better if push doesn't come to shove, but if it does, the nation will see why the Founding Fathers were unanimous in including this "sacred" and "inviolable" right in the Bill of Rights.
Overruling a 1997 appellate court decision, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act shields a downstate ambulance driver from liability in an automobile accident that took place en route to an emergency call.
Cates Nearly $55,000 has made its way into the 5th District Appellate Court race since April and the majority of that money landed in Democrat Judy Cates' campaign coffers with the help of about a dozen Chicago lawyers and law firms.
Mudge Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis has set deadlines in a letter carrier's case against a Granite City couple after the couple's dog allegedly attacked the carrier as he delivered mail.
Peel From the confines of prison today, Gary Evan Peel, a former Madison County class action attorney, defended himself against a misconduct complaint leveled by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).
Judy Dallas Probation departments throughout the state could find themselves with less money next year. Under one of several budget bills approved by the Illinois General Assembly last month, funding for the state's probation services would drop by about $8 million in Fiscal Year 2013, which begins July 1.
Thies John E. Thies, a shareholder at Webber & Thies P.C. in Urbana, will be installed as the 2012-2013 president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today at the group's annual meeting in Wisconsin.
Quinn Gov. Patrick J. Quinn today put his stamp of approval on a handful of Medicaid-related bills, including one proposed in direct response to a 2010 Illinois Supreme Court ruling over property tax exemptions for non-profit hospitals.
Peel Gary Evan Peel, a former Madison County class action attorney who is currently incarcerated in Kentucky, will face an Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing next week on a misconduct complaint stemming from his 2007 criminal convictions.