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CTU didn't violate educators' rights by giving them only one window per year to rescind their membership, stop paying dues: Judge
A federal judge in Chicago tossed the class action lawsuit brought by teachers who claimed a U.S. Supreme Court decision should invalidate union member agreements that give members one time per year to quit the union. -
IL Supreme Court allows Pritzker to kick lawsuit over high school sports shutdowns to Springfield judge
The chief judge of Springfield's circuit courts had resisted the transfer from LaSalle County sought by Pritzker, saying he believed the governor was merely "judge shopping." -
Judge OKs $650M deal to end Facebook photo tagging class action; $345 payments to users, $97.5M to lawyers
A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval to a settlement he called a "major win for consumers in ... digital privacy. -
Springfield judge orders Pritzker administration to produce evidence justifying COVID restaurant shutdowns
The owners of the FoxFire restaurant, of Geneva, scored a win in court, persuading a judge in Springfield to order Gov. JB Pritzker to produce information and documents to back his assertions that his restaurant and bar closure orders were based on scientific data. -
Cook County or federal court? Cleaview to ask SCOTUS for final answer on right court for IL biometrics class actions
Facial scanning tech firm Clearview says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel a thorny tangle of clashing decisions on which courts have jurisdiction over class actions brought under Illinois' biometrics privacy law. And big money could ride on the answer. -
Appeals panel erases $44M verdict in shooting by off-duty Chicago cop
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says city doesn't have duty to protect against 'private violence' in shooting between friends -
IL High Court says misconduct suits against Chicago cops not grounds to overturn murder conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court has refused to undo the murder conviction of a man who claims he was framed by Chicago police, saying the fact detectives have been sued for alleged misconduct in other cases, doesn't constitute 'new evidence' to exonerate. -
Pritzker to SCOTUS: No intention to reimpose COVID restrictions on churches, constitutional challenge now moot
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. JB Pritzker have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to deny a Chicago church's appeal, seeking a court order under the First Amendment barring the governor from reimposing gathering limits on houses of worship. -
Evanston restaurant owners to appeal dismissal of class action suit against State Farm
Insurer denied coverage of losses for closures due to governor's COVID-19 control orders -
Restaurant suing Pritzker accuses state of sidestepping demands for evidence justifying dining shutdowns
Lawyers for FoxFire restaurant in Geneva have asked a Springfield judge to force the Pritzker administration to turn over the scientific reports or data on which Pritzker has relied to support his orders shutting down indoor dining at restaurants and bars amid the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Appeals panel reverses decision awarding $100K fees to cop who settled retaliation lawsuit with Dolton
The appeals court directed a Cook County judge to determine whether there was any state law that would allow the former police officer to collect attorney fees under the settlement, which the officer said treats him as the "prevailing party." -
Judge sends bulk of biometrics class action over Alexa voice recordings to arbitration
Alexa users alleged Amazon violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by failing to give proper notice concerning voice recordings. -
HEPLERBROOM: Banasek and Wagener Present Educational Series to National Senior Living Provider
Tammera Banasek and Susan Wagener are presenting a three-part seminar to Ascension Living’s risk and quality managers, executive directors/administrators, and nurses. -
Weathertech sues ADP, Paychex; Says timeclock vendors own liability in class action over worker fingerprint scans
Vehicle accessory maker Weathertech was sued in 2019 under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but says it didn't operate the biometric timeclocks installed at its factory, and didn't know how they worked. -
IL Supreme Court: Fired Catholic principal can't use 'whistleblower' claim to sidestep church's First Amend lawsuit shield
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic school principal can be legally considered a "minister," and her status as a "whistleblower" doesn't allow her to sue the Diocese that fired her. -
Pritzker, Raoul: Springfield's chief county judge wrong to reject transfer of case challenging Pritzker's high school sports shutdown orders
The Illinois Supreme Court was asked to override the order of Sangamon County Chief Judge John Madonia, who had accused Gov. JB Pritzker of judge shopping in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of student athletes against Pritzker's sports-related COVID orders. -
IL Supreme Court green lights appeal to decide if employers can use workers' comp law to beat biometrics class actions
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a South Side nursing home operator, who argues the state's workers' comp law should shield it from a class action lawsuit brought by workers over fingerprint scans under the state biometrics privacy law. -
Springfield judge: High school sports lawsuit vs Pritzker going back to LaSalle County, because Pritzker 'judge shopping'
The chief judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Springfield has refused to allow Gov. JB Pritzker to transfer to Springfield court a lawsuit challenging Pritzker's restrictions on high school sports, saying he is concerned the governor is "forum and judge shopping" to secure a win in court. -
IL Supreme Court says school board may suspend, rather than fire, teachers during termination process
Forcing a school system to either fire or reinstate a teacher, rather than suspending them, once termination proceedings begin, would "eviscerate" the ability of school boards to set rules and run their school districts, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled. -
US Supreme Court rejects appeals asking court to order unions to refund unconstitutional fees
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeal petitions in three cases arguing courts have been wrong to allow unions to use a "good faith" defense to keep millions in fees deducted for the unions by governments from the paychecks of non-union government workers.