U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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Holland & Knight Announces 36 New Partners
Holland & Knight Announces 36 New Partners. -
Barack Ferrazzano Congratulates Six Newly Elected Partners
Barack Ferrazzano Congratulates Six Newly Elected Partners. -
Amazon can't stop biometrics class action over worker facial scans as part of COVID symptom screens at warehouses
Former worker alleged company required employees submit to scans for wellness screening -
Lawsuit: Chicago vax passport mandate violated constitutional rights, illegally interferes with contracts
A federal judge has refused to grant an emergency order sought to block Chicago from enforcing its vaccine passport mandates, which require all people over the age of 5 to prove they've been vaccinated against COVID before being allowed into restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and an array of other indoor facilities. -
American Airlines workers lawsuit says vax mandate without testing doesn't stop COVID spread
A group of American Airlines workers say the company broke its CBA by requiring workers to get vaccinated, without also requiring regular COVID testing. -
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts -
Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago
Benesch Adds 2 Litigation Associates in Chicago. -
Cozen O'Conner attorneys named to Lawdragon top lawyer list
Lawdragon has named three Chicago members of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department to its 2021 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. -
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives"
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives". -
Federal appeals panel says IL Supreme Court must weigh in on whether biometrics class actions can be limited
White Castle argued only an employee's the first fingerprint scan can violate BIPA; Plaintiffs are seeking hundreds or even thousands more claims for each employee to claim potentially 'staggering' damages against employers -
Federal judge tosses suit from Oak Lawn school board member, congressional candidate vs Pritzker school mask mandate
Judge says the mask mandate doesn't offend constitutional rights of children or parents -
Pritzker: Fed appeals judges should end oversight of IL hiring now; Watchdogs: Corruption problems not yet fixed
A three-judge panel heard arguments on Dec. 10, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to press his case to throw off decades-old orders intended to tamp down corrupt government hiring practices -
Class action: Woodman's accused of shaving time off workers' paychecks
A new federal lawsuit has accused supermarket chain Woodman's of improperly rounding workers' hours, rather than paying them based on punchclock records. -
Federal judge: GOP judge candidate can't sue IL Elections Board over alleged stolen 2020 judicial election
Request for dismissal from Yarbrough, Judge Fallon stayed until state lawsuit is resolved -
IL Dems, challengers spar in court over whose map would result in more Latino, Black lawmakers elected
Republicans and Latino and Black advocates told a panel of federal judges that Illinois Democrats drew a new state legislative district map solely to protect Democratic incumbents and boost their party power, stepping on Black and Latino voting rights in the process. -
2021 ERISA Litigation: What You Need to Know on December 2, 2021
2021 ERISA Litigation: What You Need to Know on December 2, 2021. -
Judge says Chicago city workers have no constitutional right to spurn vaccinations
A federal judge has explained he recently refused to block the governor and Chicago mayor from forcing COVID-19 vaccinations upon city workers, saying the workers' evidence against the value of vaccines was "slim" and the city's evidence in favor was "substantial." -
Unions sue Amtrak over COVID vax mandate; Rail workers continue vax court fight vs UP, Norfolk Southern
The unions representing Amtrak workers have sued the national passenger rail carrier, asserting, as they have in similar actions vs freight carriers Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, that the rail companies don't have the power under federal law to simply force union workers to get vaccinated or face termination -
City Hall: No need for more court orders on COVID vax mandate; Arbitrator to rule on worker grievances by New Year
Chicago City Hall has told a Cook County judge it expects to have resolved its ongoing dispute with labor unions over its COVID vaccine mandates before the Dec. 31 deadline for city workers to get the vaccine or risk getting fired. -
Judge slaps restraining order on Cicero's try to force BNSF to pay steep sewer rate hike, says BNSF likely to win
A federal judge said it appeared BNSF Railway was poised to prevail in its claims Cicero officials violated federal law in targeting it with a massive sewer rate increase for BNSF's Cicero railyard.