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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. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
Judge sends bulk of biometrics class action over Alexa voice recordings to arbitration
Alexa users alleged Amazon violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by failing to give proper notice concerning voice recordings. -
IL Supreme Court: Fired Catholic principal can't use 'whistleblower' claim to sidestep church's First Amend lawsuit shield
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic school principal can be legally considered a "minister," and her status as a "whistleblower" doesn't allow her to sue the Diocese that fired her. -
US Supreme Court rejects appeals asking court to order unions to refund unconstitutional fees
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeal petitions in three cases arguing courts have been wrong to allow unions to use a "good faith" defense to keep millions in fees deducted for the unions by governments from the paychecks of non-union government workers. -
Judge tosses business group's challenge to Chicago's Fair Workweek ordinance
A building management group argued the rules, enacted in 2019, improperly target only certain employers and industries, and will increase the number of lawsuits employers in Chicago will face. -
Pritzker: No intent to reimpose COVID worship service rules on churches; Says should moot church's legal challenge
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's latest COVID-related executive order includes language declaring Pritzker does 'not intend to' attempt to reimpose gathering restrictions on religious assemblies again under his COVID disaster declarations. -
Appeals panel: Narrowed IL biometrics lawsuit vs Clearview can stay in Cook County court, escape federal jurisdiction
The class action lawsuit accused Clearview AI of failing to abide by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act when it scraped photos posted online. The plaintiffs intentionally manipulated their claims to keep their lawsuit in Cook County court, where they do not need to claim any actual injuries from Clearview's actions to sue the company under state law. -
U.S. Supreme Court says city of Chicago can keep impounded vehicles even after people file bankruptcy
Bankruptcy judges can't force the city of Chicago to return vehicles impounded because their owners failed to pay parking tickets or other fees, the Supreme Court said, even though the city's policy doesn't line up with the "spirit" of the law. -
Class action: SEIU, U of I wrongly forcing workers to pay union dues after they leave union
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of the Illinois labor law for educational institutions which unions and schools rely on to deduct union dues from workers' paychecks. -
New SCOTUS rulings layout new 'roadmap', 'new legal regime' for churches challenging governors' COVID orders
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent actions could enhance churches' chances in court when challenging COVID- and other pandemic-related worship restrictions imposed by governors. -
Chicago math teacher suing CTU to get refund of unconstitutional fees gets chance for SCOTUS date
A math teacher working in the Chicago Public Schools is seeking the chance to argue before the Supreme Court that the Chicago Teachers Union's claims to be his exclusive bargaining representative is unconstitutional, and that the union must refund fees it collected unconstitutionally. -
SCOTUS nixes Cook County appeal of decision that green lit taxpayer suit vs county over unfair propety tax assessments
County officials and a collection of school districts had argued letting the appellate court decision stand would open the floodgates to taxpayer lawsuits, potentially including class actions, in federal court. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor Named Law Firm of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer
As part of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2020 Professional Excellence Awards, Cozen O’Connor was named Law Firm of the Year for 2020. -
With appellate hearing looming, Pritzker tweaks evictions ban to prevent non-paying tenants from 'taking advantage'
New evictions moratorium would not apply to people earning more than $99K, or $198K for households, Pritzker says. Landlords group says Pritzker's changes address their "most significant concern."