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ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Files Reply Brief in Supreme Court Case to Save the Affordable Care Act
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia, filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against efforts to repeal the entire ACA. -
Senate Judiciary approves nominations of McGlynn and Dugan; Next up, vote in full Senate
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has confirmed the nominations of Circuit Judges Stephen McGlynn and David Dugan to serve at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. -
Kilbride was here, and has a record
Ten years ago, the Chicago Tribune reported that “negative politics are creeping into” the upcoming retention race of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride. -
Kelly grants motion to expedite resolution of Madison County's dismissal from bid-rigging class action
Fayette County Associate Judge J. Marc Kelly granted Madison County’s motion to expedite the resolution of its dismissal from a seven-year-old bid-rigging class action alleging several tax buyers participated in a scheme with former Treasurer Fred Bathon. -
Kilbride up for retention in November; Voting record stands out with many plaintiff-friendly lone dissents
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Announces Vacancy in Tenth Judicial Circuit
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride has announced an application process for an appointment to a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Marshall County in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government for Illegally Seeking to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Congressional Apportionment
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of states, cities, and counties in filing a lawsuit against the federal government for attempting to illegally leave millions out of the apportionment base that establishes the number of members in the House of Representatives and electors in the Electoral College that each state receives. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Challenges Rule Curtailing States’ Clean Water Act Oversight
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule unlawfully curtailing state authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. -
State Supreme Court reaffirms Bristol-Myers Squibb
In Bristol-Myers Squibb, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that personal jurisdiction requires connection between the forum state and specific claims made. A Missouri court of appeals subsequently vacated a talcum powder verdict against Johnson & Johnson because claims against it had no connection to Missouri. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Adopts New Rule for Eviction Cases
Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court announced the approval of new Rule 139 regarding practice and procedure in eviction proceedings. -
Covid campaigning has Illinois Supreme Court race quiet for now, but cash starting to flow into coffers
The campaign finance committee for Democrat candidate for Illinois Supreme Court Judy Cates outraised Republican David Overstreet by a near 2 to 1 margin in the second quarter. -
Yandle shrinks class action claims against Honeywell over alleged uranium pollution
BENTON – Class action lawyers who tried 11 ways to sue Honeywell over uranium pollution in Metropolis missed on ten of them, according to U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle. -
Southern IL judge rules Pritzker overstepped bounds in imposing COVID orders
The ruling hands a win to State Rep. Darrent Bailey, R-Xenia, in his challenge asserting state law does not give Gov. JB Pritzker the power to continue issuing emergency executive orders without authorization from Illinois lawmakers. -
Illinois Judges Association statement on racial justice
Recent unrest and protests across the nation resulting from the mistreatment of African Americans serve as stark reminders that racial injustice, inequity and discrimination endure throughout our society. -
Decades after Kerner Commission report on fiery riots – what has changed?
WASHINGTON – President Lyndon Johnson’s commission on fiery riots of 1967 - with Illinois governor Otto Kerner at the helm - advocated big changes, but not the changes on Martin Luther King’s mind. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling Preserving DACA and Protecting Dreamers
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Illinois and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general along with several other plaintiffs against federal attempts to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Kwame Raoul Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling Protecting Civil Rights of Lgbtq+ Individuals
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ+ workers. -
Illinois Supreme Court says no to destruction of police misconduct records
SPRINGFIELD – Chicago’s police union can’t enforce a provision in its contract for destruction of misconduct records, the Supreme Court ruled on June 18. -
Dennis Orsey is first Madison County attorney selected as ISBA president
Granite City attorney Dennis J. Orsey was selected as the 144th president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). -
Madison County dismissed from amended bid-rigging suit
Madison County has again been dismissed as a defendant in a seven-year old bid-rigging class action alleging several tax buyers participated in a scheme with former Treasurer Fred Bathon.