News from December 2023
Universities better get ahead of surging anti-woke backlash. The University of Illinois should go first.
Most Americans of every political stripe gagged last week seeing three leading university presidents’ Congressional testimony on anti-semitism. After years of punishment and censorship of centrist and conservative viewpoints at their schools and others across America, none of the three could say that calls for genocide against Jews violated their schools’ codes of conduct.
Dugan hears arguments on default judgment against Chinese supplier in electric sock wrongful death suit
EAST ST. LOUIS - Sandra Scott of Washington County testified at a default judgment hearing about the death of husband Toby Scott; but if U.S. District Judge David Dugan grants her request for $10 million, she’ll have to collect from a Chinese company that fired its lawyers and never returned.
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Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Challenging Ncaa Transfer Eligibility Rule
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) transfer eligibility rule as an illegal restraint on college athletes’ ability to market their labor and control their education.
Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Pleas in St. Clair County Organized Retail Theft Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced two St. Clair County men pleaded guilty to organized retail crime charges over the alleged possession, purchase and sale of stolen retail merchandise.
Many Madison, St. Clair County offices will see no opposition in November election
EDWARDSVILLE - As the Democratic Party continues to shrink in Madison County and the Republican Party holds no power in St. Clair County, many offices in both counties will face no opposition in the General Election.
Attorney General Raoul Charges Rockford Man for Falsifying Concealed Carry Certifications
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Winnebago County man for falsifying training certificates required to obtain a concealed carry license in Illinois.
Madison, St. Clair Counties included on ATRA's 'Dishonorable Mentions' list in 'Hellholes' report
Madison and St. Clair Counties were once again given a reprieve from the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) “Judicial Hellholes” list.
Fifth District affirms denial of pretrial release under SAFE-T Act for domestic battery suspect
MOUNT VERNON - St. Clair County associate judge Sara Rice properly disqualified domestic battery suspect Ryan Alamia from pretrial release under Gov. Pritzker’s bail reform law, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 30.
New 2023 data: Inflation can’t save Illinois from its worst-in-nation pension crisis
COGFA, Illinois’ official number-crunching group, is out with its state pension reports for both FY 2022 and 2023 and its analysis shows that while record-high inflation has reduced the stress of pension costs on the budget in the short-term, those retirement debts continue to be a major threat to the state’s fiscal and economic stability.
Time Well Spent Session 4: Arbitration of Wage-Hour Claims on December 5, 2023
A lot has happened in the 10 years since our national Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group wrote ALM’s authoritative Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation treatise.
Circuit Clerk Tom McRae to retire; Son Patrick McRae faces Stephen Adler in Republican primary election
With current Madison County Circuit Clerk Tom McRae set to retire, Republicans Patrick McRae, of East Alton, and Stephen J. Adler, of Alton, will compete for Circuit Clerk in the March primary election.
Madison County real estate Oct. 23-27
A Glen Carbon property sold for nearly $500,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 23-27.
St. Clair County real estate Aug. 14-18
A Bellville property sold for more than $2 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 14-18.
Madison County civil docket Dec. 11-15
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Dec. 11-15.
Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twelfth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Zachary B. Pollack and Shenonda R. Tisdale as associate judges of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Jones Day named "Law Firm of the Year" in Antitrust Litigation among 296 rankings in 2024 Best Law Firms®
The Firm is recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, which ranks firms based on peer and industry-driven evaluation, with 296 rankings across multiple tiers and national and metropolitan areas.
Motorist sued for allegedly causing crash while intoxicated
BELLEVILLE — A motorist is being sued for allegedly driving while intoxicated and causing a crash.
Illinois state officials move to dismiss amended gun ban challenge, relying on prior Seventh Circuit ruling
The state defendants accused of violating the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Illinois seek to dismiss the new due process claims raised in the amended complaint filed by gun advocates, which allege citizens did not receive proper notice of the vague “assault weapons” ban rules.
Wrongful death suit alleges delayed diagnosis of patient's cancer
BELLEVILLE — A wrongful death suit alleges a patient with esophageal cancer did not receive a repeat endoscopy to timely diagnose his condition.