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Century-Long Sentence Upheld for Illinois ‘Emerging Adult’
A century-long prison term doesn’t qualify as a de facto life sentence for a man who’s eligible for possible release under ...
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Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added four new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, on issues ranging from whether a ...
Illinois quick hits: Reaction to ruling against Mexico's lawsuit against gun industry
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers accusing them of aiding and ...
Illinois affirms right to emergency abortions after change in federal guidance
Providing the full range of reproductive care for anyone facing life-threatening emergencies is enshrined in state law,” Gov.
Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio
A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an ...
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Illinois Lawmakers Pass Measure to Bolster Press Protections Against Lawsuits
Senate Bill 1181 explicitly adds news media as an entity protected under the state’s Citizen Participation Act, which ...
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Legal and legislative heat builds on Illinois tax-sale system
New lawsuits and a proposed moratorium target Illinois’ tax-sale system, which remains unchanged two years after a key U.S.
Supreme Court lets President Donald Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua
The Supreme Court again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of ...