U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge won't wipe away lawsuit over Crisco's non-stick 'butter' spray
Consumer alleges deceptive labeling of product including no real butter -
Judge will decide if white teacher's lawsuit would violate First Amendment rights of Evanston schools to discuss race
A Chicago federal judge is asking lawyers on both sides of the lawsuit to answer key legal questions in the novel case to help him decide whether the discrimination lawsuit brought against Evanston/Skokie District 65 can continue -
Feds anti-corruption oversight of IL state hiring practices ends after 50 years, in win for Pritzker
A federal judge, under orders from an appeals court, has formally ended the so-called Shakman Decrees, intended to prevent officials, like the governor, from using patronage hiring to boost political power -
Judge says Loyola's procedures aren't rigged against male students in sexual misconduct cases
A judge has ruled Loyola University Chicago did not discriminate against a student for being male, when the school expelled him for alleged sexual misconduct with a female student. -
Turing Video can't escape biometrics privacy lawsuit over forehead temperature scanners
The company provided scanning devices to help businesses like supermarket chain Jewel-Osco detect Covid symptoms in their workers at the height of the pandemic. The lawsuit says the scans violated Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Judge says it's 'premature' to dump suit alleging CPS got Northwestern employee fired for criticizing Chicago public schools
A federal judge has decided it is too early for the Chicago Board of Education to try to toss a lawsuit by a former Northwestern University student teacher placement officer, who claims she was fired for criticizing the city's public schools. -
Father, son lose bid to turn suit over CPS Buddhist meditation program into religious freedom class action
Family sued over aspect of 'Quiet Time' program that featured Buddhist transcendental meditation and ran from 2015-2019 in certain Chicago Public Schools. Students were encouraged to participate, and the family said it violated their religious rights -
Judge won't toss class action vs Grifols Biomat blood plasma collectors over donor fingerprint scans
A Chicago federal judge ruled plasma collection companies can't claim health care exemptions or use lawsuit time limits to nix class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Judge turns page on privacy suit vs Ancestry.com over use of yearbook photos
Ancestry.com argued statutory limitations should end class action -
Class actions: NFL, Warner Bros, Buzzfeed illegally tracked subscribers' online viewing habits
The lawsuits, which accuse the companies of violating federal video privacy law, seek to include potentially millions of subscribers to NFL.com, the Huffington Post and CNN.com -
Employee can't sue United for furloughing workers while taking $5B in federal Covid payroll aid
Judge says Treasury Department alone is responsible for enforcing CARES Act agreements, and "third parties," like workers, are not allowed to attempt to enforce the law through lawsuits -
Judge to mull lifting hold on ex-ISP's director's suit vs Pritzker-connected ex-employee over sex assault claims
As criminal probes drag on vs ex-ISP employee Jenny Thornley, a federal judge is considering whether to let her former boss resume his lawsuit accusing her of smearing his name with false sexual assault claims, to thwart criminal probes against her -
Judge tosses biometrics class action over FramesDirect website's eyeglasses virtual fitting tool
An exemption for health care providers means Frames for America not subject to the requirements of Illinois' biometrics privacy law, a federal judge has ruled -
CPS to pay $9.25M to settle CTU lawsuits over alleged racial discrimination in school 'turnaround' program
Chicago Public Schools said the turnaround program resulted in better schools for all students. Chicago Teachers Union said it resulted in discriminatory layoffs of Black teachers -
Gun rights group seeks to strike down suburban weapons bans
The National Association for Gun Rights has challenged restrictions imposed by ordinance in Highland Park and Naperville, saying the bans violate the Second Amendment and are unconstitutional -
Resurrrection University can't fully escape class action over face scans during online exams
Question of exemption as a 'financial institution' not suitable at this stage, a federal judge ruled -
Cubs still can't shake fan's lawsuit over adequate wheelchair seating
Federal judge says Wrigley needs 210 accessible spaces, Cubs claim as many as 204. The federal government has filed suit separately over Wrigley's alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Lawsuits: Facebook, Instagram intentionally designed to be addictive to teens, cause health, societal problems
More than a dozen lawsuits were filed in Chicago and Rockford federal courts, accusing Meta Platforms, parent company of the popular social media apps, of creating "attractive nuisances" that lead to alleged health problems -
'Egregious overreach:' Walmart says FTC can't try to hold retailer liable for wire fraud by others
Walmart has asked a federal judge to shelve a legal action brought by federal regulators, saying the Federal Trade Commission has overreached in attempting to hold Walmart responsible for the actions of scam artists using its money wire services to defraud others. -
Appeals panel says electricity customers can't sue ComEd over laws resulting from alleged Madigan bribes
Illinois' rate-approval process means plaintiffs can't establish legal injury under federal racketeering laws, despite ComEd's big estimated profits from the alleged bribes allegedly doled out to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.