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Employers urge IL Supreme Court to reconsider fingerprint scan decision they say will cripple IL businesses, economy
Associations representing employers for millions in Illinois say the court has set up a recipe for economic disaster by allowing 'entrepreneurial' trial lawyers to use Illinois' biometrics privacy law to extract annihilative sums of money from businesses for violations of the law that actually harmed no one -
Hundreds of Zantac suits filed in Illinois courts after Florida judge rejects 'situational science'
SPRINGFIELD - Suits connecting Zantac indigestion medicine to cancer failed in nationwide litigation at federal court in Florida, so 583 refugee plaintiffs started over by filing suits in three Illinois counties. -
ALA to host roundtable luncheon, judicial panel with Fifth District justices
The Appellate Lawyers Association (ALA) is hosting a luncheon to honor the Fifth District Appellate Court justices in Collinsville on May 19. -
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces Attorney General Raoul Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Veterans’ Rights
Attorney General Kwame Raoul , as part of a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general, asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear an important case in order to protect veterans’ rights to their hard-earned benefits. -
Illinois Supreme Court announces Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Eighth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Zachary P. Boren as an associate judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. -
Champaign County circuit judge to preside over Duebbert's malicious prosecution case
BELLEVILLE – Circuit Judge Chad Beckett of Urbana will preside over defamation and malicious prosecution claims of former judge Ron Duebbert against former St. Clair County state’s attorney Brendan Kelly, lawyer Alex Enyart, and Belleville police. -
Haine joined by 32 state’s attorneys in brief asking IL Supreme Court to declare gun ban unconstitutional
SPRINGFIELD – Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to declare Gov. Pritzker’s gun law unconstitutional, and state’s attorneys in 32 other counties are standing with him. -
Who benefits from Illinois' biometrics privacy law? Mostly trial lawyers, new report says
A report from the Chamber of Progress, which speaks for many "progressive" minded big tech and ecommerce companies, says Illinois' controversial Biometric Information Privacy Act has harmed Illinois' economy and limited access to new tech offerings in the state, while enriching lawyers -
Illinois Supreme Court announces about Appointing Philip Fowler As Circuit Judge in 4th Subcircuit of Cook County
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Philip J. Fowler as a Circuit Judge in the 4th Subcircuit of Cook County. Mr. Fowler was appointed to fill the 4th Subcircuit vacancy created by the Honorable Edward J. King’s decision not to seek retention. -
Illinois Supreme Court announces appoints Leah Setzen As Circuit Judge in Dupage County
Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Leah D. Setzen as a Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County. -
Two new Dem IL Supreme Court justices asked to step aside from hearing challenge to IL 'assault weapons' ban
Lawyers for plaintiffs say Justices Rochford and O'Brien both accepted millions in campaign contributions and endorsements from Gov. Pritkzer, other top Dems, and gun rights activists, making it difficult for public to believe they can be impartial on gun ban challenges -
Supreme Court Elder Law Commission To Host Listening Sessions
The aging of the baby boom generation has made Elder Law one of the fastest growing areas for state courts. -
Second Amendment Law Center opposes gun ban in amicus brief, challenges 14th Amendment argument
EAST ST. LOUIS – Supporters of Gov. Pritzker’s gun law committed serious error by claiming the Fourteenth Amendment changed the Second Amendment’s meaning, according to the Second Amendment Law Center. -
IL Supreme Court justices hear arguments over cash bail abolition
The justices will decide if state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker had the authority to simply abolish cash bail, despite constitiutional language and past constitutional amendments appearing to assume the existence of the system -
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twelfth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Rolonda V. Mitchell as an associate judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. -
Illinois torched business and common sense with its biometric privacy law
How sadly ironic that White Castle became the latest victim of the Illinois General Assembly’s malfeasance. Its stores are modeled after the Chicago Water Tower, which survived the Chicago Fire and stands as a monument to the spirit of tenacity and resilience that once prevailed to rebuild the city. -
Pritzker, Raoul: No 'fundamental right' to own, sell 'assault weapons' in IL, ask IL high court to toss TRO
Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to immediately vacate a temporary restraining order upheld by a state appeals court, which had ruled the state ban on "assault weapons" trampled the state constitution -
Schuette reappointed to Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee
Associate Judge Maureen Schuette of the Third Judicial Circuit was reappointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee. -
IL high court: Concerns over 'absurd,' 'annihalitive' payouts no reason to limit damage claims under IL biometrics law
Divided IL Supreme Court has ruled trial lawyers can demand employers pay potentially billions of dollars in damages covering every fingerprint scan, not just first one. Businesses who don't like it need to ask lawmakers to change the law, court says -
Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twentieth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Leah A. Captain and L. Dominic Kujawa, Jr. as associate judges of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit.