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The biggest, new reporting law for business that you probably never heard of is ripe for political abuse
Under a new federal law, all businesses, of all sizes, must now reveal their ownership to the federal government. Should they be worried? Maybe, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: A reminder of the urgent need for reform
Illinois facing challenges from the burdens imposed on lawsuit abuse rampant in the state, says a small business owner and reform advocate
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s new assault on free speech
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he believes the state has the power to "prosecute people" for speech about abortion, if the state of Illinois determines that otherwise constitutionally-protected speech is "deceptive."
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Response by Illinois progressives to Friday’s Supreme Court rulings was shameful, irresponsible, dishonest
Gov. JB Pritzker and other prominent Illinois Democrats lined up to blast the U.S. Supreme Court for three recent decisions. They may rue those statements in coming years, warns Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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Illinois’ new ban on book bans is an empty and hypocritical stunt
The so-called ban on book bans, hailed by Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois Democrats, is likely unconstitutional bunk, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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Smile, Clarence Thomas: Lightfoot’s Chicago wants courts to restrict bodily autonomy rights by extending Dobbs decision
Despite excoriating the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v Wade, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city attorneys are seeking to use that decision to defeat a challenge to the city's Covid vaccine mandate by arguing the Dobbs decision goes further than SCOTUS intended, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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IL Supreme Court's latest biometrics privacy law ruling will spur more lawsuits against IL employers
The high court said lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act can reach back over five years of allegedly improper fingerprint or facial scans, cementing the law's role as a generator of financial windfalls for trial lawyers, critic says
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Untrustworthy Prosecutors
State's Attorneys must disclose witnesses’ credibility problems—but what happens when they themselves aren’t telling the truth?
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Casten’s proposal to strip SCOTUS of constitutional review authority is ‘crackpot,’ universally ridiculed idea
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has proposed rewriting the U.S. Constitution to essentially make it all but impossible for courts to strike down laws that violate the U.S. Constitution and citizens' rights, writes Mark Glennon, of WirePoints
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Illinois Supreme Court likely to rule state legislature acted hastily in ending cash bail
Illinois state lawmakers can't simply ignore the longstanding legal interpretation of what "sufficient sureties" means when discussing constitutional rights to bail. The state's high court should not either
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A responsible Illinois General Assembly would be adopting rules similar to the new U.S. House rules
No Illinoisans other than those now in charge in Springfield would object to rules requiring three days to read bills before they can be voted on, writes Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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Long list of what's to blame for Illinois' failure to attract EV, battery makers. 'Workers' rights' amendment won't help
Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois will be a major hub of electric vehicle and battery manufacturing. Actual choices by manufacturers, who are actively bringing new factories and thousands of jobs largely to Right-to-Work states, paints a different picture, Wirepoints says
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Who is funding U.S. lawsuits? Third Party Litigation Funding carries national security risks
The Institute for Legal Reform says it's time to change the laws, to require more transparency is who is investing in lawsuits in the U.S., to prevent foreign governments from using lawsuits to destabilize America's economy government and businesses
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Supporters of Illinois’ Truth in Politics Act, and their like, deserve contempt and ridicule
Under a bill introduced by Democratic State Rep. Denise Wang Stoneback, of Skokie, the so-called Truth in Politics Act could criminalize a broad range of blatantly political speech, if the government decides it is "misinformation"
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Who is running for judge in Illinois? A voter's guide
Votting for judges can be confusing. The Illinois Policy Institute has offered a guide to help voters make more educated choices
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'Workers Rights Amendment' would give Chicago Teachers Union, other unelected union bosses power to set your taxes
Voters should reject Amendment 1, which would create a "democracy" in which democratically elected lawmakers lose power to make laws, replaced by contract terms negotiated between public worker unions and the elected officials they control, warns the Illinois Policy Institute
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Crazy IL Supreme Court ruling gives glimpse to how SAFE-T Act may be applied in the future, even to the past
The ruling is only "a taste of what's to come," Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints, writes. "Courts will have to give meaning to countless items in the 700-page SAFE-T Act and we can expect it to be ... in favor of defendants."
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5 news outlets say voters should reject Amendment 1
Amendment 1 is a 'Trojan horse' for union control of Illinois taxes, laws; 'An intentional attempt to mislead voters,' the op-eds declare
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Amendment 1 all about union power, control of state government, not workers' rights
Voters will get to decide on Nov. 8 if Illinois can 'bend' to fix its problems, or 'break' under the weight of unchecked government worker union demands, says Brad Weisenstein, of the Illinois Policy Institute
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'No laughing matter:' Kane County officials ask for fix to 'dangerous' provisions of SAFE-T Act
Kane County's state's attorney and sheriff - both Democrats - call on voters to pressure Illinois lawmakers to fix provisions in the SAFE-T Act that will all but prohibit police and prosecutors from keeping "dangers to our community" in jail as they await trial