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Same-sex couples file class action suit over Illinois' gay marriage law; say being forced to wait until June violates their rights
Four Cook County same-sex couples filed a class action lawsuit Friday in Chicago’s federal court, claiming their constitutional rights are being violated by having to wait to wed until Illinois’ recently-signed gay marriage law takes effect in June.
Amnesty program for in-house counsel to obtain limited licenses begins Jan. 1
Illinois-based corporate counsel who failed to get their required limited law licenses will soon be able to obtain them without the risk of discipline.
Supreme Court rules on insurance setoffs, tax issues
Setoffs for other insurance recovered in dramshop cases where bar owners are defended by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund apply against the owners’ maximum statutory liability and not jury verdicts, the Illinois Supreme Court held today.
Supreme Court set to release eight opinions Thursday
The Illinois Supreme Court anticipates releasing opinions in the following cases at 9 a.m. on Thursday:
Former Illinois public defender accused of having prohibited sexual relations with client
A former downstate Illinois public defender has been accused of having sexual relations with a client and then lying about it to judges and the state’s attorney disciplinary commission.
ARDC panel recommends three-year suspension for Blagojevich's former chief of staff
An attorney who served as chief of staff to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be suspended from the practice of law for three years, a panel of the state’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board recommended this week.
Woman files class action suit against testing agencies over alleged sale of personal information
A woman has brought a class action lawsuit against a pair of companies that administer college entrance exams, claiming they sold test-takers’ personal information to third parties.
Review Board recommends six-month suspension for retired judge
A panel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board has recommended a six month suspension for a retired judge accused of improperly dismissing a traffic ticket issued to the daughter of another judge.
Supreme Court will hear arguments in nine cases next month; November term will mark Garman's first as chief justice
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over an appeals panel’s decision to vacate a downstate attorney’s conviction for driving on a suspended license.
