Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
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IL appeals court: Time has arrived for IL Supreme Court to rein in Dems' unconstitutional lawmaking
A Fifth District appeals court justice urged the Illinois Supreme Court to check Democratic lawmakers' "continued disregard" for the Illinois state constitution's rules when enacting controversial new laws, including the so-called "assault weapons" ban. -
Appeals court tosses Dorman suit challenging IL ban on short-barreled rifles
The Fifth District Appellate Court said the state's ban on short-barreled rifles doesn't violate the Second Amendment or recent Supreme Court decisions because federal courts have consistently ruled that such weapons aren't commonly used for self-defense, but rather for crimes -
Appeals panel: Northwest Community Hospital not liable for alleged mistakes by doctors who worked as independent contractors
The lawsuit was linked to complications from a 2013 open heart surgery -
Two new Dem IL Supreme Court justices asked to step aside from hearing challenge to IL 'assault weapons' ban
Lawyers for plaintiffs say Justices Rochford and O'Brien both accepted millions in campaign contributions and endorsements from Gov. Pritkzer, other top Dems, and gun rights activists, making it difficult for public to believe they can be impartial on gun ban challenges -
Naperville gun shop owner appeal asks court for order blocking IL 'assault weapons' ban
A Chicago federal judge was wrong to say the state can 'evade' the Second Amendment and prior Supreme Court decisions by simply declaring certain guns as 'particularly dangerous,' the appeal says -
Pritzker, Raoul: No 'fundamental right' to own, sell 'assault weapons' in IL, ask IL high court to toss TRO
Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to immediately vacate a temporary restraining order upheld by a state appeals court, which had ruled the state ban on "assault weapons" trampled the state constitution -
Geico can't end class action claiming its Covid savings plan didn't cut rates enough
Federal judge won't end class action under filed-rate doctrine because Illinois' state insurance department has no role in rate approval -
Appeals panel: IL gun ban infringes Illinoisans' 'fundamental rights,' should remain blocked
A 2-1 decision upheld an Effingham judge's temporary restraining order on the law, as the majority said Illinois Democrats may have engaged in a "frenzied," possibly unconstitutional process to ram through the ban on so-called "assault weapons" with no real debate -
Heavy hitters tee up lawsuits in federal court to strike down IL gun ban law
Two new lawsuits were filed in federal court in Southern Illinois, where the National Rifle Association and a coalition of Illinois gun owner rights groups each asserted in separate actions that the new law backed by Gov. JB Pritzker is 'blatantly unconstitutional' and tramples Illinoisans' Second Amendment rights -
IL A/G appeals gun ban restraining order; Another 1,690 plaintiffs line up to seek a similar order in another lawsuit
Attorney Tom DeVore and the Illinois Attorney General's office will square off in court in southern Illinois again on Wednesday, as DeVore seeks another temporary restraining order on behalf of 1,600 more gun owners and shop owners throughout Illinois -
Fifth District reverses $3.14 million verdict against Union Pacific over plaintiff's counsel 'blatant disregard' of court instruction
Union Pacific Railroad was denied a fair trial in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf's court because of plaintiff counsel's "inflammatory and improper" closing argument, the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled April 28. -
Appeals panel agrees injured firefighters who qualify for Medicare don't get free city health insurance for life
When Medicare kicks in, a state law allows the city to drop ex-employees from the group plan for active workers -
Illinois Supreme Court says State Farm, other insurers can't cut claims paid to homeowners by depreciating labor
State and federal courts have been mixed on the question since a 2002 Oklahoma ruling -
Three running as Republicans for Overstreet's seat at the Fifth District
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore has announced he will seek a seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court in the 2022 general election. -
SCOTUS won't hear oil, gas driller's lawsuit accusing IL of using regulations to all but ban fracking, strip property rights
Next Energy LLC had asserted an Illinois state moratorium on oil and gas fracking permits, coupled with a thicket of new drilling rules, amounted to an unconstitutional taking of lease and property rights, locking out drillers looking to invest potentially billions into an economically struggling part of the state. -
IL Supreme Court mulls school districts' request for order potentially forcing billions more state dollars into public schools
Attorneys for school districts argued Gov. JB Pritzker has a "constitutional obligation" to budget hundreds of millions more each year for public schools. The state says the court should stay out of a "political process" reserved for lawmakers and voters. -
IL Supreme Court: Community colleges can't immediately replace laid-off faculty with adjunct instructors
In 5-1 opinion, majority rejects Illinois appellate precedent established in 1987 -
Southern IL judge rules Pritzker overstepped bounds in imposing COVID orders
The ruling hands a win to State Rep. Darrent Bailey, R-Xenia, in his challenge asserting state law does not give Gov. JB Pritzker the power to continue issuing emergency executive orders without authorization from Illinois lawmakers. -
Clay County judge grants restraining order, again, vs Pritzker's stay home order
Clay County Judge Michael McHaney has weighed in again on Gov. JB Pritzker's use of executive power during the COVID-19 crisis, granting another temporary restraining order against Pritzker, this time to a southern Illinois tanning salon owner. -
IL Supreme Court nixes Pritzker bid for order to end legal challenges to emergency powers
The Supreme Court's decision comes after Pritzker secured a win vs legal challenge in Cook County court