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IL Supreme Court to decide if taxpayer can sue state over constitutionality of $14B bond issues
The Illinois Supreme Court granted the Illinois Attorney General's petition to appeal a lower court's ruling that a taxpayer should be allowed to move ahead with a lawsuit accusing state lawmakers of borrowing $14 billion to pay pensions and overdue bills in violation of state constitutional limits. -
New SCOTUS rulings layout new 'roadmap', 'new legal regime' for churches challenging governors' COVID orders
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent actions could enhance churches' chances in court when challenging COVID- and other pandemic-related worship restrictions imposed by governors. -
Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Vaughan assigned to Fifth District Appellate Court; Court balance to remain 5-2
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Second Judicial Circuit Judge Barry L. Vaughan has been assigned as an appellate justice in the Fifth District. -
Rudolf affirmed in finding County and 911 system immune in wrongful death suit
MOUNT VERNON – Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf correctly immunized St. Clair County and its 911 emergency telephone system against a wrongful death suit, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Dec. 9. -
Yandle denies shutdown relief while Belleville bar H’s appeals to Seventh Circuit
BENTON – Nothing in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious freedom in New York changed District Judge Staci Yandle’s mind about enforcing a lockdown order on H’s Bar in Belleville. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Raoul Statement on Supreme Court’s Rejection of Baseless Effort to Invalidate 2020 Election Results
Attorney Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit asking the court to overturn the 2020 election results in four states. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Circuit Judge Vaughan To Fifth District Appellate Court
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Circuit Judge Barry L. Vaughan of the Second Judicial Circuit has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the Fifth District. -
Lockdown fight: Attorney for H’s Bar says district judge relied on precedent that's already been rejected by high court
BENTON – H’s Bar in Belleville claims the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a precedent that District Judge Staci Yandle relied on when she denied its right to stay open. -
Illinois courts named to ATRA's 'Judicial Hellhole' report; BIPA, asbestos and legislature's zeal for lawsuit innovation are factors
Madison, St. Clair and Cook counties have collectively been ranked No. 8 "Judicial Hellholes," as part of the American Tort Reform Association's annual ranking of the most "unjust" court systems in the country, down one spot from 2019. -
Fifth District reverses Kolker finding he improperly treated insurer as defendant
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker improperly treated an insurer as a defendant and ordered it to spend more than the value of a lien it tried to enforce, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Dec. 1. -
Illinois Supreme Court reappoints Justice Wharton to Fifth District Appellate Court
The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Friday that retired Justice Milton S. Wharton has been unanimously reappointed as an appellate court justice in the Fifth District. -
SupCo reverses Cates State Farm ruling 6-0: ‘Court may not read an ambiguity into a policy just to find in favor of the insured’
SPRINGFIELD – On the day David Overstreet took his oath at the Supreme Court, the Court turned one of his appellate court dissents into law. -
Madison County elected officials sworn into office in virtual ceremony
Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler and other county officials were sworn into office Tuesday in a virtual ceremony live-streamed on the county's social media platform Twitch. -
Attorney Cates charged with third DUI, day after general election
BELLEVILLE – Lawyer David Cates of Swansea drove drunk a day after his mother Judy Cates lost an election for Illinois Supreme Court, according to state police. -
Madison County courts can move in the right direction
For too long, Republican applicants for Madison County associate judgeships have been passed over by the Democrat ruling class whose preference for political appointments resounded with this message: Republicans need not apply. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Eugene Daugherity As Third District Appellate Court Justice
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that Thirteenth Circuit Judge Eugene P. Daugherity has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the Third District. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice Burke and Illinois Mental Health Task Force To Hold Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Mental Health Task Force will host a special screening of the newly released documentary The Definition of Insanity as well as a Family Panel discussion on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from 3-5 p.m. -
High Court in support of religious freedom: 'Government not free to disregard First Amendment in times of crisis'
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary decision that New York Gov. Mario Cuomo may not enforce limits of ten and 25 worshipers. -
Yandle denies injunction sought by Belleville bar for indoor dining, drinking, and discussion of day’s issues
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle denied an injunction that would have allowed indoor dining and drinking at H’s Bar in Belleville. -
Supreme Court amends Rule 23 to allow citation of unpublished appellate court rulings
SPRINGFIELD – Supreme Court Justices loosened the tongues of lawyers on Nov. 20, by letting them quote appellate court orders that don’t set binding precedent.