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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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State rep seeks to vacate TRO against Pritzker; But says new info will strengthen case when he re-files
MT. VERNON - State Rep. Darren Bailey has asked the Fifth District Appellate Court to vacate a restraining order he won earlier this week against Gov. JB Pritzker over his stay-at-home order. -
County clerk to federal judge: Pritzker stay home orders should be presumed unconstitutional, unenforceable
Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner, defending against a lawsuit over ballot access, said Pritzker exceeded his power in extending stay at home orders, so the orders should be considered illegal and void. -
Church challenges Pritzker's stay home order in court; Prizker revises order to allow small religious gatherings, drive-in services
The lawsuit asserts Pritzker's COVID-19 shutdown orders rest on 'shaky legal foundations,' violate constitutional protections for religion, speech, assembly and due process. -
IL A/G: Pritzker has power to declare 30-day emergencies as long as he believes emergency exists
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, through the Illinois Attorney General's Office, has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn a Southern Illinois judge's ruling denting his COVID emergency powers -
Judge slaps TRO on Pritzker's stay home extension; Gov. vows swift appeal to get ruling 'overturned'
The lawsuit accused Pritzker of executive overreach, as the law only allows 30 day emergency powers, unless legislature approves longer -
Pritzker extends stay at home order til May 30, but how long will the law allow him to do so?
A lawsuit from a downstate Republican state representative demands the courts block Pritzker, until and unless the General Assembly takes action to grant him more emergency powers. -
IL Supreme Court: Proviso H.S. District owes contractor for fire repair work, even though board never OK'd contract
Restore Construction should be paid $1.4M because the Proviso District 209 supervisor and state financial supervisor approved the work, and the board 'informally approved' by never objecting, the state high court ruled. -
IL Supreme Court says state anti-gambling law doesn't apply to fantasy sports, because fantasy sports aren't gambling
A split Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the loser in a fantasy sports contest cannot get their money back from the winner under anti-gambling law, declaring fantasy games to involve skill, not luck. -
IL Supreme Court: Letting teachers split maternity leave between school years would produce 'absurd' results
Wood Dale teacher gave birth in June, sought 10 weeks of paid leave in the next school year after summer break. -
Judge: Timeclock vendor Kronos can't punch out sprawling class action over other companies' employee fingerprint scans
Federal judge says timeclock vendors can bear the same responsibility as workers' actual employers to collect consent and provide notice before their customers' employees scan fingerprints when punching in and out. -
IL Supreme Court disbars two lawyers over money matters, suspends seven, including attorney accused of misogyny
The state's attorney disciplinary body had accused the two disbarred of improperly convering thousands of dollars to their own use, and accused a Will County lawyer of using vulgar sex-based curse words and epithets vs female opposing counsel -
Aurora-based Homewood Suites franchisee hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans
Meridian Lodging Associates accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act -
Appeals panel agrees Lincolnshire didn't violate union members' rights by belonging to Illinois Municipal League
Federal suit alleged village violated rights by using tax money to pay dues to lobby group that backed Right to Work zones -
Medmal case should not have won full new trial, when only one portion of case decided by jury, IL Supreme Court says
The Illinois Supreme Court says an appellate court decision to grant a new trial on a count decided by directed verdict does not also remand a count decided by jury verdict -
Split IL Supreme Court punts on FOID card enforcement in private homes; Dissent: Refusal to rule is 'wasteful'
A divided Illinois Supreme Court refuses to address whether it is legal to enforce FOID law in private homes -
Appeals court: Deutsche Bank doesn't have unlimited tries to dismiss, refile foreclosure actions
Appellate court rules mortgage lenders can't keep filing foreclosure actions after voluntarily dismissing them -
Judge says health insurer Anthem not responsible for Chicago affiliate's alleged practice of improperly denying claims
Health insurer Anthem can't be held accountable for an affiliated company's denials of coverage, which allegedly violated Medicare rules, a judge has said. -
IL Supreme Court says securities firm is a 'bank' under Uniform Commercial Code, can be sued for funds transferred in hack
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled a securities firm is a "bank" as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code, in a case in which the firm was sued under the code for allegedly letting a hacker steal funds from a client. -
Hyman, Johnson appear to secure seats on Illinois First District Appellate Court
Cook County Democratic endorsed candidates split results, as Hyman bests three opponents, Griffin appears to fall Johnson, in balloting for appellate seat. -
Neville appears to best Reyes in race for Cook County's open seat on Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois’ only African American state Supreme Court justice appears poised to claim a win in the race to land a 10-year term on the state’s high court.