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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman Announces Vacancy in Eighth Judicial Circuit
Justice Rita B. Garman of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Court Judge vacancy in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. -
Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments in-person in 17 cases in new Sept. term
Among other cases, the state Supreme Court will consider whether union members can sue lawyers hired to represent them by their union; whether religious schools can fire whisteblower faculty; and whether cities can use "points" systems to allegedly sidestep state laws forbidding ticket quota systems for cops. -
ISBA bar poll and evaluations are out: Good marks for judicial candidates in southern Illinois
Voters in Madison and St. Clair counties and beyond will pick candidates that have received good marks from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) and from lawyers who rated them in advisory polls. -
Kilbride ‘maps’ opinion siding with former ComEd executive-plaintiffs allowed Madigan power to continue unchecked
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, standing for his second retention in the Third District, protected the redistricting power of House Speaker Mike Madigan after Madigan clinched Kilbride’s first retention. -
Pension apocalypse? COVID-19 exposes long-running fragility of Illinois public pensions
Illinois’ pension crisis has been a growing problem for decades, and its negative effects on state residents are well documented.1 Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and related government shutdown orders threaten to bring that long-running crisis closer to its breaking point. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Issues Temporary Order Limiting In-person Court Appearances Through Change to Fee Waivers and Summonses to Appear
The Illinois Supreme Court announced late last week a temporary order which limits in-person court appearances and promotes remote court appearances to ensure the health and safety of the public accessing the court during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
If this doesn’t make your blood boil, what will?
You have to wonder how badly some personal injury law firms needed Paycheck Protection Program relief in light of their lavish funding of their preferred candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court - the one touting "southern Illinois values." -
Campaign contributions picking up in Cates-Overstreet race for Illinois Supreme Court; Who are major donors?
As this unusual campaign season enters its final stretch, voters will be given a unique chance to assess candidates running for Illinois Supreme Court in the state's Fifth Judicial District in a virtual "debate" two weeks from now. -
Changed filing date in auto repair business dispute central to defense argument; Rosenstengel to decide
EAST ST. LOUIS – Defendants in a federal suit challenge an order of Chief 20th Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson, who changed the filing date after they removed the suit from St. Clair County. -
World Wide Technology settles BIPA class action; Dugan approves $934K in attorneys' fees
After arguing that damages allowed under the Biometric Information Privacy Act were unconstitutional, World Wide Technology has settled claims by a class of plaintiffs alleging it collected biometric information from employees without their consent -
Cates and Overstreet featured in virtual candidate forum sponsored by ALA and ISBA
The Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association are co-sponsoring a virtual forum for Illinois Supreme Court candidates Judy Cates and David Overstreet from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16. -
Fifth District pumps the brakes on plaintiff lawyers’ seeking defendant info for other asbestos cases
MOUNT VERNON – Asbestos lawyers who discovered a treasure of information about old pumps can’t use it beyond a single case, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Aug. 25. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Amends Rule to Address E-filing Barriers During Pandemic
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the amendment of Rule 9(c)(5), which will allow self-represented litigants (SRLs) who are unable to complete the e-filing process on their own and unable to get e-filing assistance from the court to file by mail, in person, or other means. -
Few have stepped forward to fight a misguided prosecution the way Michael Segal has
The use of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as a political weapon is a hot topic in the legal field today. Yet, many members of the general public would be surprised to learn the full extent of the DOJ’s political weaponization. Others, who have unfortunately found themselves personally victimized, have been crying from the mountaintops about this reality for some time. -
IL Supreme Court: No contempt hearing for Pritzker over COVID orders; Bailey lawsuit transferred to Springfield judge
The Illinois Supreme Court has slapped a hold on an order from a southern Illinois judge, which would have required Gov. JB Pritzker to come to court to argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt for continuing to issue COVID-related orders after that judge ruled he could not. -
Illinois Supreme Court ponders what to do about former justices, some who held racist views
SPRINGFIELD – Long gone justices of the Illinois Supreme Court face scrutiny for their racial views, according to a statement the Court released on Aug. 4. -
Californian sues Lap Band defendants in Madison County
A California man has filed a product liability suit in Madison County after his wife died from complications with a Lap-Band, a device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity. -
Schuette appointed to ISBA councils
Madison County Associate Judge Maureen Schuette has been appointed a member of two committees with the Illinois State Bar Association. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Kara M. Bartucci as an associate judge of the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit. -
Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation release Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation report
The Task Force has issued a final report and seeks public input from lawyers in Illinois.