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Judge grants TRO in Haine’s lawsuit over gerrymandering of Madison County’s judiciary
SPRINGFIELD – A Sangamon County judge on Jan. 24 granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit State’s Attorney Tom Haine filed over the redistricting of Madison County’s judiciary. -
Heyl Royster Announces Five New Partners
Heyl Royster Announces Five New Partners. -
Lawsuit over gerrymandering of Madison County's judiciary filed Friday
State's Attorney Tom Haine filed suit in Sangamon County Circuit Court Friday afternoon seeking to stop implementation of a state law passed earlier this month creating subcircuits in Madison County's judiciary. -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. -
Gerrymanderers invade your local courthouse
When the political party in power draws new district lines to increase its share of seats and squeeze the other party into near nothingness, it is called gerrymandering. That is what Illinois Democrats did this past year with congressional and state legislative districts. -
Illinois Supreme Court Announces New Policy on Portable Electronic Devices
Illinois Supreme Court Announces New Policy on Portable Electronic Devices. -
Judicial redistricting legislation is 'unmitigated disaster,' AOIC director says in email to chief judges
The director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts called legislation creating subcircuits in Madison County and other courts "an unmitigated disaster." -
Illinois has been subject to Pritzker's emergency powers for nearly 22 months; Where does this power come from?
Illinois’ emergency management statute grants the governor broad powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the General Assembly has shown no interest in amending it. -
Madison County Judiciary Committee members call bill creating judicial subcircuits 'appalling,' urge county board to denounce the measure
Members of the Madison County Judiciary Committee condemned a bill creating gerrymandered judicial subcircuits within the Third Judicial Circuit and the secrecy with which it was passed. -
Threlkeld, Sholar plan to run in newly drawn Subcircuit they were drawn out of
Madison County Circuit Judges Chris Threlkeld and Amy Sholar plan to seek election in the newly gerrymandered Subcircuit 1, after being carved out of contention through an act of the Democratically-controlled state legislature. -
Cahokia Heights strip clubs challenge ordinance calling for 2 a.m. closure and license revocation if prostitution discovered
EAST ST. LOUIS – Cahokia Heights agreed not to enforce an ordinance restricting topless bars while bar owners challenge it at U.S. district court. -
Supreme Court Justice Overstreet Announces Vacancy in Fourth Judicial Circuit
Supreme Court Justice Overstreet Announces Vacancy in Fourth Judicial Circuit. -
Dugan denies motion to dismiss map challenge lawsuit; Finds plaintiffs sufficiently allege Voting Rights Act violations
EAST ST. LOUIS – Three citizens sufficiently alleged that a map of St. Clair County board districts violates the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on Jan. 1. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Opposing Arizona’s Unconstitutional “Reason Ban” on Abortion
Attorney General Raoul Files Brief Opposing Arizona’s Unconstitutional “Reason Ban” on Abortion. -
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts -
IL appeals panel: State doesn't need to pay business owners for shutdowns forced by Pritzker's COVID orders
Pike County bar and restaurant owners sought compensation for forced COVID closures -
Justice Mary Jane Theis announces new members of judicial screening committee
Justice Mary Jane Theis announces new members of judicial screening committee. -
Foxx, Cook County prosecutors could face possible sanctions for allegedly misleading public about Smollett case
Illinois Supreme Court rules state it is considered “professional misconduct for a lawyer to… engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation" -
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Further Protect Reproductive Rights
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Further Protect Reproductive Rights. -
Why the gaslighting in St. Clair County?
Nearly five years ago at the St. Clair Country Club, attorney Margaret Lowery overheard something she wasn’t meant to hear. She repeated it to authorities, and ever since, trouble has followed in the form of bar complaints.