Illinois Supreme Court
Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
-
Cook County judge asked to reconsider $15M fee award, including $1M to a fellow judge, in long-running investor suit
Current Cook County Judge Patrick Sherlock and his ex-law partner could be poised to receive more than $2 million for their work on a lawsuit that dates back to 2001, unless another Cook County judge agrees to revisit his decision to give a group of plaintiffs' lawyers, including Sherlock's father-in-law, nearly $15M in fees. -
Appeals panel: IL workers' comp law doesn't block worker class actions vs employers over fingerprint scans
The appeals panel said harm suffered by violations of Illinois' biometrics privacy law aren't workplace injuries, even if the violations occurred in the workplace, in the course of employment. -
SEIU Healthcare OKs deal to end lawsuit accusing union of wrongly collecting dues after members ask to stop
Attorneys with the National Right to Work Foundation announced the deal, ending a class action vs the union, which had slowwalked or denied requests from members who wished to leave the union, all while continuing to collect fees. -
U.S. appeals panel tells judge he can't put hold on lawsuit vs Cook County over property tax assessments
A federal appeals court has told a judge to proceed with a taxpayer suit against Cook County, which claims the county unfairly assesses certain properties, saying the judge overstepped his bounds in halting the case, while the county asks the nation's high court to hear the matter. -
Judge: No injunction, judgment for crisis pregnancy centers vs Illinois law mandating abortion referrals
U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar law in California in 2018, but judge says Illinois law may survive court challenge arguing it violates the rights of anti-abortion groups and medical professionals by forcing them to refer pregnant women for abortions. -
Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments in-person in 17 cases in new Sept. term
Among other cases, the state Supreme Court will consider whether union members can sue lawyers hired to represent them by their union; whether religious schools can fire whisteblower faculty; and whether cities can use "points" systems to allegedly sidestep state laws forbidding ticket quota systems for cops. -
TopGolf fails to drive away biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans
A federal judge says TopGolf can't dismiss the class action, potentially involving more than 500 workers, with millions of dollars on the line. -
Appeals panel: Justice Park District must pay $18.5M to family of boy who drowned at day camp
The Justice Park District appealed the $18.5 million verdict against it, arguing the court did not allow it to mount a proper defense in the drowning of a child at a day camp. -
Kilbride ‘maps’ opinion siding with former ComEd executive-plaintiffs allowed Madigan power to continue unchecked
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, standing for his second retention in the Third District, protected the redistricting power of House Speaker Mike Madigan after Madigan clinched Kilbride’s first retention. -
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP: Virtual Supreme Court Review (Sept. 8, 2020)
Please join Faegre Drinker’s appellate group for a fast-paced review of this term’s significant Supreme Court decisions. -
Appeals panel: Churches should be able to be sued under discrimination laws for 'hostile work environments'
A federal appeals panel in Chicago said a fired gay Catholic church music director should be allowed to proceed with his lawsuit against the Chicago Archdiocese, because the First Amendment isn't an absolute shield for churches' employment decisions. -
Appeals court says suit seeking to stop Obama Center doesn't belong in federal court
U.S. appeals panel tosses suit seeking to block Obama center in Jackson Park, says case belongs in state court -
White Castle can't end BIPA lawsuit despite possible 'absurd' result, 'crippling' damages
Judge determines restaurant workers can press claims against the fast food chain over employee fingerprint scans -
IL Supreme Court: No contempt hearing for Pritzker over COVID orders; Bailey lawsuit transferred to Springfield judge
The Illinois Supreme Court has slapped a hold on an order from a southern Illinois judge, which would have required Gov. JB Pritzker to come to court to argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt for continuing to issue COVID-related orders after that judge ruled he could not. -
HEPLERBROOM: Hammond Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court’s Covid-19 Task Force
HeplerBroom attorney Rick Hammond has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the newly formed Task Force on Court Operations During COVID-19. -
Judge: Pritzker can block landlords from evicting delinquent tenants during pandemic, no matter 'economic devastation'
A Will County judge has primed several legal questions for appeal, designed to at last address a host of legal challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency COVID orders. -
Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request from Orland Park and a restaurant owner for an injunction limiting Gov. JB Pritzker's ability to lock down businesses in response to COVID-19. -
Kilbride up for retention in November; Voting record stands out with many plaintiff-friendly lone dissents
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection. -
Pritzker asks IL Supreme Court to move all new lawsuits challenging COVID disaster declaration to Springfield court
Gov. JB Pritzker has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to consolidate a flurry of new lawsuits, which challenge his ability to declare a statewide disaster in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to Sangamon County court. -
7th Circuit will hear IL election board's continued arguments against its own 3rd-party COVID ballot access deal
The Illinois State Board of Elections is insisting the appeals court needs to weigh in to set parameters on the power of federal judges to rewrite state election rules amid a pandemic.