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Taking the Shot: As COVID vax mandate momentum builds, employers risk lawsuits, labor shortage
More than half of employers could require worker vaccinations by the end of 2021, potentially setting the stage for a surge of lawsuits, should requests for exemptions be ignored or denied. -
Appeals court: Fired gay music minister can't claim 'hostile work environment' to sue Archdiocese for discrimination
A divided 10-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Appeals Court said the former music minister can't use hostile work environment claims to sidestep the Catholic Church's First Amendment protection in church ministerial employment decisions. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 25 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. -
SCOTUS decision could spur more religious freedom-based challenges to LGBTQ anti-discrimination rules, perhaps in IL
A U.S. Supreme Court decision declared Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster care agency's rights by demanding it certify same-sex couples for foster care placement, but that decision will likely only lead to more cases, the court's conservatives warned. -
Appeals panel: 'Stateless' law firm partners means ex-Trump advisor Carter Page can't sue over Steele dossier in federal court
Former Trump 2016 campaign advisor Carter Page can't use federal courts in Chicago, or anywhere, to sue the law firm of Perkins Coie for pushing Russian collusion story. -
What voters should know about how amending Illinois' constitution will boost government union power
State lawmakers are asking voters to enshrine union powers in the Illinois Constitution. Here’s what to know before deciding the question on the November 2022 ballot. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Supports Cdc Eviction Ban to Protect Public Health During Pandemic
Attorney General Kwame Raoul , as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) order that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help stop the spread of the disease. -
Tillery: Lawyer with record high $10B trial judgment takes on Syngenta, Chevron in St. Clair
BELLEVILLE – Stephen Tillery, ready for trial on a claim that weed killer paraquat caused four plaintiffs to suffer Parkinson’s disease, won the biggest judgment ever in an American trial and lost it at the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Rosenstengel dismisses 102 piggybacked pelvic mesh suits attached to Illinois claims
EAST ST. LOUIS – One hundred and two residents of other states who piggybacked on a suit against Johnson & Johnson in the Southern District of Illinois fell off on April 14, when Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel dismissed their claims. -
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Flack, Quinn Named Among Illinois’ Leading Lawyers℠
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that Partners Donald Flack and Untress Quinn have been named 2021 Top Metro East Area Lawyers by Leading Lawyers℠. -
Amending Illinois' Constitution: 50 words that can save the state
Fifty words, added to the Illinois Constitution as an amendment, could be what helps save the state from an inevitable financial collapse in years to come. -
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear church's challenge vs Pritzker's power to impose religious gathering restrictions
A Chicago church had sought an order preventing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker from reimposing restrictions on religious gatherings over COVID-19. Pritzker has pledged not to do so, but won't disavow the powers he asserted last spring. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Kwame Raoul Defends Ability of State Attorneys General to Fight Against Robocalls
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Lindenbaum v. Realgy arguing that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) robocall ban was enforceable from 2015 to 2020. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Defends Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act Before Supreme Court
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a robust test for applying Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits policies and practices that interfere with citizens’ right to vote based on their race. -
Pritzker: No intent to reimpose COVID worship service rules on churches; Says should moot church's legal challenge
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Encourages Diversity and Local Ownership in Broadcast Media
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in voicing concern with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of rules designed to promote diversity and local ownership in broadcast media. -
New SCOTUS rulings layout new 'roadmap', 'new legal regime' for churches challenging governors' COVID orders
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent actions could enhance churches' chances in court when challenging COVID- and other pandemic-related worship restrictions imposed by governors. -
Yandle denies shutdown relief while Belleville bar H’s appeals to Seventh Circuit
BENTON – Nothing in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious freedom in New York changed District Judge Staci Yandle’s mind about enforcing a lockdown order on H’s Bar in Belleville. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Raoul Statement on Supreme Court’s Rejection of Baseless Effort to Invalidate 2020 Election Results
Attorney Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit asking the court to overturn the 2020 election results in four states. -
Lockdown fight: Attorney for H’s Bar says district judge relied on precedent that's already been rejected by high court
BENTON – H’s Bar in Belleville claims the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a precedent that District Judge Staci Yandle relied on when she denied its right to stay open.