JURIST

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois denied Clearview AI’s motion to dismiss an ACLU privacy lawsuit on Friday. Plaintiffs, the ACLU joined by four other organizations, allege that Clearview has violated the Illinois Biometric Information and Privacy Act (BIPA). Nor does BIPA prohibit all use of faceprints.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2023

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law on Monday which eliminates book bans, requiring public libraries in the state to ensure they offer a diverse range of materials. In Illinois, we are showing the nation what it really looks like to stand up for liberty.”

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a section of the newly enacted SAFE-T Act that eliminated cash bail in the state was legal under the state’s constitution. The Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Emanuel Welch celebrated the ruling, saying , “Today, the Supreme Court upheld our smart on crime approach.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2022

The family of a former-Amazon worker Monday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon in Illinois state court. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Austin McEwen, 26, who was one of the workers killed when an EF-3 tornado struck the Edwardsville, Illinois Amazon facility on December 10, 2021.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Illinois and Tennessee Tuesday voted on Election Day ballot measures to add protections to workers’ rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In Illinois, 58.5 percent of voters said yes to adding Section 25, titled “Workers’ Rights,” to Article I of the Illinois Constitution.

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday announced former Illinois State Senator Thomas E. The post Former Illinois state senator sentenced to one year in prison for embezzlement appeared first on JURIST - News. Cullerton was sentenced to one year in federal prison for embezzlement.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Seven judges of the Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that claims against employers for statutory damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) were not barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). The appellate court ruled similarly in 2020.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2022

Illinois judges Friday found that the police evidence used to convict four men in two cases was not reliable and ruled that the men be released from prison. The post Illinois judges release four men convicted of murder after finding evidence used to convict unreliable appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Supreme Court of Illinois Thursday ruled that individuals have a five-year period to launch a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Illinois considered the appellate court’s decision. The appellate court’s decision meant that Tim’s claim was filed too late.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga., Courts Tie for No. The post “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga.,

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to block state and local laws barring the sale of assault-style weapons in Illinois while a group of challenges to those laws continues in the lower courts. The post Court rejects request to temporarily block Illinois assault-weapon bans appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2023

The US Supreme Court declined to enjoin the Illinois assault rifle ban on Wednesday while the case is pending appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Earlier this year, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the ban into law. That case is pending in the Illinois Supreme Court. Bevis and Law Weapons Inc.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 3, 2024

The post Illinois Court’s ‘Allowed But Not Intended’ Distinction Greenlights Hurting Cyclists With Potholes appeared first on Above the Law. No clue how, but I'm sure Chance The Rapper is responsible.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 22, 2024

“Illinois federal judges rescind diversity policies after conservatives complain”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. The post “Illinois federal judges rescind diversity policies after conservatives complain” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JUNE 12, 2024

The former general counsel at the Illinois Department of Revenue has rejoined Baker McKenzie as a transactional group partner in Chicago, the firm said Wednesday.

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JUNE 7, 2024

Terraform Labs' financial backer Jump Trading LLC cannot consolidate a pair of proposed class actions accusing it of propping up the failing crypto platform, with a federal judge ruling that purchasers of a massively devalued crypto token can keep their lawsuit against the high-speed trading firm in Illinois.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Wonderful Company LLC has removed to Illinois federal court a proposed false advertising class action accusing it of misleading consumers by labeling its Fiji Water as "natural artisan water" while knowing it contained microplastics.

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Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2024

An Illinois federal judge granted initial approval Wednesday to a $55M settlement by NorthShore University HealthSystem, resolving a 16-year-old antitrust class action over alleged price hikes the health system instituted following a merger in 2000 with Highland Park Hospital.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“Jussie Smollett asks Illinois Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for lying about hate crime attack”: Matthew Hendrickson of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report. The post “Jussie Smollett asks Illinois Supreme Court to overturn his conviction for lying about hate crime attack” appeared first on How Appealing.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

“Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault-style weapons ban, more challenges to follow”: Patrick Keck of The Springfield State Journal-Register has this report on a 4-to-3 ruling that the Supreme Court of Illinois issued today.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A class-action lawsuit was filed in May 2024 by four Illinois residents on behalf of shoppers in the state. The plaintiffs allege that Target violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) , which regulates the collection, storage, and use of biometric data such as facial scans and fingerprints.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court has disciplined or accepted the resignation of several lawyers and two former judges in a series of orders Sept. Among…

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Law 360

JULY 19, 2023

State and federal courts have handed down rulings in Illinois cases so far this year that have altered the legal landscape for biometric privacy claims in the state, opened up an area of uncertainty for False Claims Act litigants and upheld a state statute tacking 6% prejudgment interest onto personal injury and wrongful death verdicts.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon declined to temporarily block an Illinois law that bans the purchase, sale, possession, and manufacture of assault-style weapons. The law at the center of the case is known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act (as well as a city ordinance passed by the Chicago suburb of Naperville).

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2022

The ACLU alleged “that Clearview repeatedly violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a law adopted in 2008 to ensure that Illinois residents would not have their biometric identifiers – including faceprints – captured and used without their knowledge and permission.”

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

Illinois Governor J.B. The post Illinois governor signs law providing disability benefits for first responders who contracted COVID-19 before vaccines were available appeared first on JURIST - News. Specifically, the law provides benefits for those who contracted COVID-19 between March 9, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois sued the Chicago Police Department (CPD) Thursday to turn over records related to the department’s social media monitoring task force that was formed last summer. The ACLU alleges that the CPD violated the Illinois Freedom Act when it did not release the requested social media records.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 19, 2024

Updated: Among the attorneys disciplined by the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday are a lawyer who led police on a 60-mile chase in an ambulance and a former Polsinelli shareholder who was temporarily barred from a courthouse.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled against the Direct Auto Insurance Co. in a dispute over the reach of its uninsured motorist coverage. In a…

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HowAppealing

JULY 2, 2024

“Supreme Court Sidesteps New Gun Cases as It Closes Out Term; High court leaves Illinois ‘assault weapons’ bans in place; Court orders reconsideration of New York law, felon gun ban”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“Cook County assault weapon ban challenged at Seventh Circuit; The case went before the appellate court only four days after a conservative federal judge declared Illinois’ statewide assault weapon ban unconstitutional”: Dave Byrnes of Courthouse News Service has this report.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The suit was brought under the Cartwright Act instead of the federal antitrust laws because smartphone owners are indirect purchasers of smartphone chips and are barred from suit by the US Supreme Court’s decision in Illinois Brick Co. California’s Cartwright Act has no such requirement.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

.” More than a year later, the lawsuits continue to gain traction and have recently merged into one major multi-district action in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court today released a policy on the use of generative AI in the courts that authorizes its use by attorneys, judges, court staff and others, provided the use complies with legal and ethical standards. The Illinois Supreme Court AI Policy, which will take effect Jan.

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JURIST

MARCH 1, 2021

The lawsuit originated in 2015 and was filed by a Chicago attorney who alleged that Facebook’s facial recognition features violated Illinois law. The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) allows consumers to sue companies that collect and store biometric data without asking for permission.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Monday denied a motion brought by turkey suppliers Butterball LLC, Cargill, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc. to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of plaintiffs including supermarket company Winn-Dixie.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The charges brought against Hassan and Mahmoud in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois are grounded in 18 USC 2441(a) and (d)(1)(B) , which prohibit war crimes, including acts of torture and cruel treatment of detainees.

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