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Seventh Circuit reverses Rosenstengel over Apple BIPA remand order
CHICAGO – U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges granted Apple immediate relief from Chief District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel’s order remanding privacy invasion claims to St. Clair County circuit court. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Defends Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act Before Supreme Court
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a robust test for applying Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits policies and practices that interfere with citizens’ right to vote based on their race. -
Hunter Biden’s former business partner Devon Archer wants USSC to review fraud conviction
NEW YORK CITY – Devon Archer, former partner of President Biden’s son Hunter Biden, intends to seek Supreme Court review of his fraud conviction. -
Former Justice Heiple dies; Championed rights of biological parents, survived impeachment attempt
Justice James D. Heiple, the author of the controversial 1999 “Baby Richard” adoption case ruling, passed away on January 18 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria from complications following a brain hemorrhage. He was 87. -
Pritzker: No intent to reimpose COVID worship service rules on churches; Says should moot church's legal challenge
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Carla Barnes As at-large Judge in Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Justice Rita B. Garman and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Carla E. Barnes as an At-Large Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Goes Remote for January Oral Arguments, Bar Admission Ceremony
The Illinois Supreme Court hold oral arguments via the Zoom videoconference platform when it hears cases for its first term of 2021. -
Walmart inks deal to pay $10M to settle workers' handprint scan class action; Lawyers to get one third
Workers could be eligible to receive $460-$756 each under the deal announced in Cook County Circuit Court to end a class action filed against Walmart under the Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Nineteen applicants seek two Madison County associate judge vacancies
There are 19 applicants vying for two vacant associate judge seats in Madison County. -
Illinois Supreme Court goes remote for January oral arguments, bar admission ceremony
The Illinois Supreme Court will hold oral arguments via the Zoom videoconference platform when it hears cases for its first term of 2021. The Court continues to practice social distancing while still conducting court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Rosenstengel grants Apple's request to supplement motion to reconsider remand in BIPA suit
District judge Nancy Rosenstengel granted Apple Inc.’s motion to supplement its motion for reconsideration of an order remanding the claim that it profited from individual biometric data to the St. Clair County Circuit Court. -
Vaughan sworn in at Fifth District; Vacancies announced with Bleyer retirement, Boie election
Barry Vaughan was sworn-in at the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon on Monday to serve by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Napp appointed Madison County Chief Criminal Judge following Tognarelli's retirement
Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp has been appointed Chief Criminal Judge, filling the role previously held by Circuit Judge Richard Tognarelli who retired Monday. -
Official results: Downstate voters smashed Pritzker’s ‘Fair Tax,’ and treated Democrats Cates and Kilbride as harshly
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois voters by hundreds of thousands chose Democrats for President and Senator but joined Republicans to wreck Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for heavy taxation of high incomes. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Encourages Diversity and Local Ownership in Broadcast Media
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in voicing concern with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of rules designed to promote diversity and local ownership in broadcast media. -
Attorney Cates agrees to plead guilty in Nov. 4 DUI arrest
BELLEVILLE – Lawyer David Cates of Swansea agreed to plead guilty of driving under the influence in exchange for regaining his license, prosecutor John Barnard of Quincy said on Dec. 22. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Scott M. Belt as an associate judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Issues Order for Eviction Cases
The Illinois Supreme Court today issued a new order in eviction cases. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Approves Timeline for Expansion of Remote Access Policy
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the approval of Order M.R.18368, which provides a timeline for the expansion of the Remote Access Policy (RAP) for Illinois licensed attorneys and legal services providers in User Group 5. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Robert Carter Announces Vacancy in Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
A vacancy in office exists for the position of at large circuit judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit following the retirement of Judge Eugene P. Daugherity.