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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court

• Antagonizing the State Bar Association is not a smart move

  By The Madison County Record | Monday, Jan 12, 2015 @ 11:42am

  Attorneys Stephen Tillery, Robert Clifford, and associates went too far last fall when they financed a scurrilous television ad campaign to try to prevent the retention of State Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier in the November election.

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• Foreclosure complaint filed against Lakin over Bethalto property; Balance due is $2.3 million, notice says

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Jan 8, 2015 @ 2:34pm

  4 Oak Crest, Bethalto

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• Keefe withdraws petition seeking review of venue decision in Trooper wrongful death case

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Jan 6, 2015 @ 7:01am

  Keefe

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• Judge James Moore appointed to fill Spomer vacancy

  By Ann Maher | Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014 @ 9:46am

  First Judicial Circuit Judge James R. Moore of Carterville has been assigned to the Fifth District Appellate Court, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Stephen L. Spomer on Nov. 30.

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• ISBA pens fiery response in Hale v. State Farm; Plaintiff position borders 'on fantasy,' it says

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014 @ 5:46pm

  NesterLawyers claiming State Farm corrupted the State Bar Association for the benefit of Supreme Court candidate Lloyd Karmeier apparently have disturbed the Bar.On Dec. 18, the Bar responded to a brief in federal court accusing its judicial evaluation committee of bias toward Karmeier in 2004. “Plaintiffs had not previously accused ISBA of wrongdoing,” Michael Nester of Belleville wrote. He seeks

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• WSJ editorial knocks Quinn's 'stocking stuffers' to ITLA; Outgoing governor signs into law controversial bills

  By Ann Maher | Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014 @ 10:24am

  Quinn

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• Illinois Policy Institute threatened with arrest at union-led trainings

  By Paul Kersey | Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014 @ 7:52am

  Kersey

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• Rauner named most important pension player in the nation

  By Ben VanMetre | Friday, Dec 19, 2014 @ 12:29pm

  VanMetre

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• Hale attorneys deny accusing State Farm of bribing Justice; Defense points to discovery answer, 'purchasing the vote'

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Dec 17, 2014 @ 5:08pm

  Cox

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• Madison County named 5th worst 'Judicial Hellhole' for '14

  By John OBrien and Ann Maher | Tuesday, Dec 16, 2014 @ 7:02am

  Recent developments in New York City’s asbestos docket have caused it to be declared the No. 1 Judicial Hellhole by a national legal reform group.

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• Karmeier calls retention challenge 'smear campaign of the worst sort' in presenting IJA award to Wexstten

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Dec 15, 2014 @ 3:41pm

  Karmeier

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• Mudge named to e-Business Tech Committee by Illinois Supreme Court

  By Ann Maher | Friday, Dec 12, 2014 @ 11:27am

  Mudge

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• Capes attorney Cooley argues same-sex divorce case at Mo. Supreme Court

  By The Madison County Record | Friday, Dec 12, 2014 @ 9:37am

  Cooley

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• The cost of Illinois' broken pension systems: Per-employee retirement contributions 4 times the private sector

  By Ted Dabrowski | Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 @ 10:01am

  Dabrowski

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• Lawyers behind Price v. Philip Morris ordered to produce '04 campaign documents; Judge calls them 'essential' to State Farm's defense

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 @ 9:06am

  TilleryFive top tort lawyers must deliver 34 documents to State Farm about their role in the Illinois Supreme Court election of 2004, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams ruled on Dec. 5. He declared the documents essential to State Farm’s defense in a class action alleging that it corrupted the Supreme Court through secret support of candidate Lloyd Karmeier. Williams overruled assertions of privilege

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• Supreme Court sets briefing schedule in pension case; slates oral argument for March

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:36pm

  The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in March over the closely-watched challenge to the state’s pension reform law.

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• Profession of Leadership Foundation to honor judges and lawyers; Karmeier and Freeman among 18

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:13pm

  Garman

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• Fees to file in Supreme, appellate courts will double Jan. 1

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014 @ 12:53pm

  Parties filing cases in Illinois’ reviewing courts will see their fees double next month.

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• Clifford promises courtesy to Justice if he gets the chance to depose; Karmeier attorney says no support for 'defamatory and outrageous' allegaions

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:16am

  Clifford

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• Supreme Court reverses Fifth District to toss retaliatory discharge case against soybean company

  By Bethany Krajelis | Friday, Dec 5, 2014 @ 11:22am

  Burke

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