United States Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Norman R. Smith will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 3, 2020 general election.
A disabled Florida woman who tests if public places are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is suing a Montrose hotel after filing six similar suits against local hotels since June.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of state and territorial attorneys general representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S.
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Aug. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Deon Bailey against C / O Bauer, K. Schneider, Nathan Minard, S. Wilson and US Department of Justice / Federal Bureau of Prisons on Aug. 19.
If you were a kid in the 1950s or ’60s, there probably was more than one occasion, while you were growing up, when you told your parents that somebody had done something wrong to you and they didn’t believe you.
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.
White Collar Defense and Investigations Partner Megan Jeschke will participate in a Federal Bar Association webinar offering updates on False Claims Act (FCA) prosecutions.
Federal prosecutors said Madigan, through his associates, demanded "old fashioned patronage" for his associates and allies in exchange for supporting legislation that steered hundreds of millions of dollars from electrical customers to ComEd.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft issued the following statement on yesterday’s ruling, agreeing with the Justice Department, that a legal challenge to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders belongs in Illinois state court rather than federal court.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, filed a brief in their lawsuit to ensure the federal government recognizes that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.
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.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 20 attorneys general applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of significant police reform legislation.
U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft today joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
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.
State Rep. Darren Bailey says Gov. JB Pritzker has gone to "great lengths to contrive" legal reasons to avoid allowing a southern Illinois county judge to rule on the question of whether Pritzker had the authority to shut down the state in response to COVID-19.
U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced that four local law enforcement agencies will be receiving a total of more than $1 million in grant awards from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging Congress to expand federal law to give state attorneys general clear statutory authority to investigate patterns or practices of unconstitutional policing.