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New filing: Illinois has constitutional authority to ignore immigration law, complicate deportations
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul responded to the Trump administration's lawsuit vs Illinois' 'Sanctuary' laws, arguing the U.S. Constitution and past court decisions allow the state to pass laws forbidding police from cooperating with nearly all federal immigration enforcement 'schemes' -
Felon Madigan should repay taxpayers nearly $600K for public pension
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was convicted of misusing his public office for his own power and profit. Not only should his public pension be halted, he should repay the nearly $600,000 taxpayers already paid the felon. -
Judges: Reforms to limit harm from IL biometrics law should apply to pending lawsuits, too
Recent rulings from a Chicago federal judge and a Cook County judge are seen as key wins for Illinois businesses, as they begin the work of answering a key question that could decide the fates of potentially hundreds of lawsuits with many millions of dollars at stake -
Supreme Court won't step in - yet - to overturn Illinois 'assault weapons' ban
The U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions from Illinois gun owners to review a Chicago federal appeals court's decision allowing Illinois' controversial gun ban law to take effect. Justice Clarence Thomas, however, called that decision 'nonsensical,' and warned the Illinois law will ultimately face a difficult reception at the high court -
Cook Co 'assault weapons' ban not constitutional, even under prior appeals court ruling upholding IL gun ban: Filing
Second Amendment rights advocates urged the Seventh Circuit Appeals Court to strike down Cook County's "assault weapons" ban ordinance and overrule their colleagues, saying the ordinance and the decision violate the Constitution and clash with two Supreme Court rulings -
Former Fayetteville treasurer alleges retaliation after reporting suspicious purchases by village officials
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Fayetteville Treasurer Georgia Huelsman claims Village President Brian Funk fired her for reporting corruption that included suspicious purchases of ammunition, riot gear, and shotguns. -
Seventh Circuit hears arguments on controversial assault weapon, magazine ban
A panel of judges with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Illinois’ controversial assault weapon ban Thursday, challenging the state’s justification for the ban and the plaintiffs’ reliance on “in common use.” -
Seventh Circuit affirms ruling requiring insurer to defend privacy invasion suit
CHICAGO – Citizens Insurance Company of America must defend a privacy invasion suit against a business that sold a facial recognition database to Chicago for police purposes, U. S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on June 15. -
Genetic testing facility moves to dismiss suit over false paternity test results
EAST ST. LOUIS – Effingham residents whose lives would have turned out different if genetic testers hadn’t made a mistake in 1989 can’t pursue a suit about it now, defendants Sanofi-Aventis and Genzyme argue in U.S. district court. -
Heplerbroom hosts Murphy and Brown to Discuss Environmental Issues at State Bar Conference on May 12, 2023
Michael Murphy and Melissa Brown will be among the featured speakers at the Illinois State Bar Association’s 21st Annual Environmental Law Conference, which is being held May 11 and May 12 at ISBA’s Regional Office in Chicago. -
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on May 3
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on May 3 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Dunkley vs Afscme on April 26
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Dunkley against Afscme on April 26. -
April 26: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "civil" cases
The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
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. -
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on April 21
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on April 21 in the suits below: -
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. -
April 19: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "civil" cases
The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on April 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Gilbert reschedules trial in security guard's suit alleging excessive force
BENTON – Madison County jurors found Brian Schell of Highland didn’t resist arrest and now jurors in U.S. district court must decide whether deputies acted appropriately when they tasered him. -
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. -
Case activity for Dunkley vs Afscme on March 17
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Dunkley against Afscme on March 17.