Illinois Supreme Court
Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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Doomsday for double-dippers?
Asbestos exposure shenanigans continue to this day, but U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle of the Southern District of Illinois wants no part of them. -
Kolker enters contempt of court orders against J&J after witness failed to appear during trial
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Chris Kolker entered contempt of court orders against Johnson & Johnson after the defendant’s vice president of women’s health Dr. Susan Nicholson failed to appear for cross-examination during an ovarian cancer trial on Monday. -
Three running as Republicans for Overstreet's seat at the Fifth District
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore has announced he will seek a seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court in the 2022 general election. -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit. -
Fifth District says 80-year sentence for rape committed by 16-year-old too long
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida improperly sentenced Leondre McClendon to 80 years in prison for rape and other crimes he committed at age 16, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on July 20. -
White farmers shall not be excluded from debt forgiveness program, federal judges rule
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack must not spend money from a debt forgiveness program that excludes white farmers and ranchers, federal judges in Florida and Texas ruled. -
Plaintiffs seek to disqualify Alton attorney from representing himself in suit alleging he kept additional fees
Plaintiffs in a legal malpractice suit seek to disqualify Alton attorney Lee Barron from representing himself in the suit alleging he wrongfully retained additional attorneys’ fees and has refused to provide information on the funds he received. -
Illinois Supreme Court nixes attempt to force testimony of J&J CEO in ovarian cancer trial
SPRINGFIELD – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker can’t bring Johnson & Johnson chief executive Alex Gorsky before jurors in an ovarian cancer trial, Illinois Supreme Court Justices ruled on July 7. -
Former Granite City High School student seeks default judgment against classmate in assault suit
A former Granite City High School student seeks default judgment against a fellow classmate accused of attacking him in the school gymnasium, arguing that the defendant has failed to enter his appearance nearly two years after the complaint was filed. -
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER: Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action
Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action. -
Appeals court: Fired gay music minister can't claim 'hostile work environment' to sue Archdiocese for discrimination
A divided 10-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Appeals Court said the former music minister can't use hostile work environment claims to sidestep the Catholic Church's First Amendment protection in church ministerial employment decisions. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act
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. -
Callis, Crowe, Zanotti on short list for U.S. Attorney SDIL; Callis family big contributors
WASHINGTON - Democrat Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have sent a list of names to the White House to consider for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois: former Madison County chief judge Ann Callis, State Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-Maryville) and Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti. -
SCOTUS decision could spur more religious freedom-based challenges to LGBTQ anti-discrimination rules, perhaps in IL
A U.S. Supreme Court decision declared Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster care agency's rights by demanding it certify same-sex couples for foster care placement, but that decision will likely only lead to more cases, the court's conservatives warned. -
Appeals panel: 'Stateless' law firm partners means ex-Trump advisor Carter Page can't sue over Steele dossier in federal court
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. -
St. Clair and Cook counties among only state courthouses to close for Juneteenth
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. -
Dissenters in crash settlement say legislature needs to revisit Illinois Contributions Act
SPRINGFIELD – Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert of Benton correctly applied Illinois law to figure one defendant’s contribution to another in a settlement dispute, Supreme Court Justices ruled on June 17. -
Settlement doesn't mean a settling party's share of blame in injury lawsuit considered 'uncollectable': IL Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled defendants in personal injury lawsuits can't use a settlement by another party to shift some of the remaining liability onto still another party. Dissenting justices called the ruling unfair. -
IL Supreme Court: Court foreclosure filing fees are illegal tax to support state 'neighborhood beautification plan'
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a system that charged $50 filing fees on all mortgage foreclosure lawsuits, and then steered the money to 'housing counseling' agencies and city and county governments, ostensibly to reduce foreclosures and blight. -
Illinoisans pay 10th highest lifetime taxes in U.S.
Illinoisans will pay nearly one-third more in taxes during their lives than the average American. They will pay almost double what Indiana and Kentucky residents will pay.