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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court

• Tillery has donated to circuit, appellate and supreme court candidates through the years

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 @ 11:04am

  Tillery

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• Ethics experts say recusal theory in $10 billion tobacco case is defective

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 @ 7:10am

  Rotunda

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• State Farm challenges Lakin's call for coverage in sexual abuse suit; Injuries could never be characterized as 'accident,' it says

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Jun 11, 2014 @ 2:50pm

  Hasenstab

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• I-LAW kicks off 'Small Business Summer' tour in Fairview Heights

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 @ 3:01pm

  Akin

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• Tillery seeks Karmeier's recusal or disqualification in $10 billion tobacco case

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 @ 6:47am

  Tillery

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• Class action plaintiffs defend necessity of subpoenaing personal records of Illinois Supreme Court Justice

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Jun 4, 2014 @ 7:01am

  Clifford

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• Attorney Gill Garman, husband of Chief Justice, dies

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jun 2, 2014 @ 1:43pm

  Garman

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• Judicial Retirement System among the weakest state plans; Local beneficiaries receive $2.2 million per year

  By Ann Maher and Steve Korris | Thursday, May 29, 2014 @ 5:14pm

  Illinois legislators who altered pension plans of state employees exempted two groups with the weakest plans - themselves and judges.

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• 'Light' cigarette case against Huck's continues after nine years; Two current judges had been plaintiff's counsel

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 @ 5:14pm

  Tillery

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• State Farm calls on Magistrate to adopt protective order in $7 billion RICO suit

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 @ 9:11am

  Cloud

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• East St. Louis history of corruption laid out by Reagan in Orlando Ward sentencing memo

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 @ 9:01am

  Wigginton

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• Karmeier responds to subpoena invoking judicial privilege, First Amendment freedom

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 28, 2014 @ 7:46am

  Karmeier

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• Supreme Court: Prosecutor’s offices are not exempt from FOIA

  By Bethany Krajelis | Friday, May 23, 2014 @ 2:39pm

  Karmeier

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• Belleville attorney Wells is recipient of Hudlin award

  By The Madison County Record | Friday, May 23, 2014 @ 10:21am

  St. Clair County Associate Judge Patricia Kievlan introduced Belleville attorney Robert E. Wells, Jr., as recipient of the 2014 Chief Judge Richard A. Hudlin, IV Memorial Award at the Law Day Breakfast sponsored by Regions Bank and the St. Clair County Bar Association.Wells is a mediator as well as a lawyer with the Belleville firm Pessin, Baird & Wells.The award was established in honor of the

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• Plaintiffs argue against confidentiality in Hale v. State Farm

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 @ 7:13am

  Clifford

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• Karmeier lawyers begin defense in $7 billion case against State Farm; Response points to campaign contributions made by Clifford to Maag

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 @ 6:45am

  Cox

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• Tax buyer disbarred by Illinois Supreme Court

  By The Madison County Record | Monday, May 19, 2014 @ 4:10pm

  Belleville attorney John Vassen has been disbarred by consent by the Illinois Supreme Court.

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• Alton attorney disbarred by Illinois Supreme Court

  By Ann Maher | Monday, May 19, 2014 @ 3:25pm

  Hunt

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• Illinois Supreme Court disbars former judge; Cook had consented to disbarment following sentencing

  By Ann Maher | Monday, May 19, 2014 @ 2:15pm

  Former St. Clair County circuit judge Michael Cook was disbarred by the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday.

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• Plaintiff attorneys seeking $7 billion from State Farm make case for Karmeier subpoena

  By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, May 13, 2014 @ 5:09pm

   

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