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Appeals court says SCOTUS decision on union fees only applies to fees extracted from non-union workers, not dues paid by union members
A federal appeals panel has said an ex-union member has no claim for dues voluntarily paid while a member, because the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus ruling only pertained to fees forcibly paid to unions by nonunion workers for represention. -
Did IL agency violate law when it permitted Aurora cannabis growing site? IL Supreme Court to decide
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments March 10 to decide the fate of the suburbs' designated medical cannabis cultivation license. -
Landlord who evicted Double Door can't continue suing city over zoning change despite alleged aldermanic vendetta
Appeals panel said Moreno 'may have acted corruptly or maliciously' but still immune from lawsuit -
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Judge bulldozes Caterpillar bid to dump class action suit over alleged faulty engine parts
A Chicago federal judge ruled the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker gained no traction in its attempt to argue that plaintiffs can't represent a nationwide class in lawsuit. -
'Bringing balance back': Reforms could be coming to IL biometrics law used to 'extort' IL employers, advocates say
A proposal to reform provisions in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act used for years by lawyers to target employers over technical violations of the law, drew rare bipartisan support in an Illinois state House committee vote on March 9. -
Appeals panel: Indiana didn't discriminate against interstate truckers by jacking up tolls on big trucks
A federal appeals court says the U.S. Constitution doesn't limit what Indiana can charge truckers using the Indiana Toll Road, and it doesn't matter what the state spends the money on. -
IL appeals court tells two Chicago lawyers to pay Lisle's legal tab for 'meritless' Naperville annexation referendum drive
A state appeals panel has ordered two lawyers to pay the village of Lisle's legal fee for a "breathtakingly meritless" petition drive to have Naperville annex Lisle, saying the petition effort was frivolous. -
Appeals court: Lack of state enforcement of COVID capacity rules defeats church's legal challenge vs Pritzker
The Supreme Court still might weigh in, but the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Gov. Pritzker's decision last May to replace restrictions with "guidelines" removes the need for a court order blocking any enforcement against churches. -
Appeals panel: Union needs real example to sue IL over law forcing unions to represent all workers in bargaining units
Operating Engineers Local 150 argued anti-union Supreme Court decision should allow it to refuse to represent workers in bargaining units who refuse to pay union fees. -
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."