JURIST

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

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois denied Clearview AI’s motion to dismiss an ACLU privacy lawsuit on Friday. The company sells access to over three billion indexed images to law enforcement and commercial organizations. Clearview AI (“Clearview”) is an American facial recognition company founded in 2017.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday signed a bill into law that institutes a statewide ban on the sale and manufacturing of assault rifles. Pritzker signed the bill after it passed the Illinois Senate Monday in a vote of 34-20. The post Illinois bans sale and manufacturing of assault rifles appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

The US Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accusing Walgreens pharmacists of filling millions of prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or valid authorization. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois.

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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. These measures add to the majority of US states with right-to-work laws. In Illinois, 58.5 In Illinois, 58.5

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

Long hours, unnecessary Latin injected into conversations, complaints about the rule of law being in crisis when you really just want to re-watch Chelsea Handler’s “The Feeling” — the list goes on. A lawyer in Illinois committing fraud? Louis School of Law. Dating a lawyer can be rough.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

But the search is still on for compatriots willing to speak out against the current administration’s consistent disregard for the rule of law. From American Bar Association : We support the right of people to advance their interests in courts of law when they have been wronged. Louis School of Law. Why the hell not?

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Above The Law

APRIL 24, 2025

Every year, tens of thousands of students enroll in law school, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Some law schools, of course, are better than others when it comes to getting their graduates a leg up on the competition for one of these coveted jobs — but which ones? Northern Illinois: 15% 14.

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JURIST

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. said the lawsuit raised a question of law which was barred under the statute of limitations contained in the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Black Horse Inc. Black Horse Inc.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Legislators in Illinois have passed a “first-of-its-kind” bill limiting law enforcement’s access to household data from digital devices. The measure is the latest development responding to concerns about the privacy connected with ubiquitous surveillance technology, according to Bloomberg Law News. .

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

On January 1, a laundry list of laws impacting the Illinois criminal justice system will go into effect, including one eliminating the state’s cash bail system, making it the first in the nation to completely get rid of cash bail. The issue the law is hoping to tackle is a national one, with the U.S.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Supreme Court justices and lower court judges are required to recuse themselves from cases in specific circumstances by law. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) emphasized that the report sends a clear message that Congress must act to establish a binding and enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

.” The defendants have been accused of violating antitrust laws, including the Sherman and Clayton Acts, that prohibit anti-competitive business practices and unfair monopolies.

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Above The Law

APRIL 28, 2025

Rankings season is upon us, and weve got some employment statistics for you to feast your eyes upon if youd like to see which law schools will give graduates the best bang for their buck when it comes to putting their degrees to good use. News, managed to leap into the Top 5 with the highest employment rate of all non-T14 law schools.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Law specialization has become increasingly common — almost a necessity. . Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. The Lincoln Legal Papers Project identified over 5,600 cases and nearly 100,000 documents related to Lincoln’s law practice.

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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. There are two separate laws at the center of Wednesday’s order. In February, U.S.

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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. Bevis and Law Weapons Inc. Earlier this year, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the ban into law. That case is pending in the Illinois Supreme Court.

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The Crime Report

JULY 15, 2021

Illinois Gov. Despite enactment of the Illinois legislation, it’s still legal in the state—and everywhere else in the U.S.—for Younger people also might not consider the totality of the actions because their brains aren’t fully developed. for police to deceive suspects 18 or older during interrogations.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 8, 2021

“Criminal Record Stops Challenge to Illinois Concealed Carry Law”: Bernie Pazanowski of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued Wednesday.

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Wednesday that will provide disability benefits to first responders who contracted COVID-19 before vaccines were available. Specifically, the law provides benefits for those who contracted COVID-19 between March 9, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

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LegalReader

JULY 19, 2021

Illinois and Oregon are the first states to ban law enforcement from deceiving minors during interrogation, but police can lie to the rest of us everywhere else in the U.S.

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ABA Journal

JULY 19, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law eliminating cash bail. Illinois will now become the first state in the nation to eliminate…

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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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HowAppealing

JULY 18, 2023

“Illinois Supreme Court upholds law eliminating cash bail, sets Sept. ” Mitch Smith of The New York Times reports that “ Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Measure Designed to End Cash Bail; A law ending cash bail was supported by Democratic legislators and Gov. .”

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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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The Crime Report

MARCH 9, 2022

A companion “report card” ranking all 50 states according to how well they measure up in nine different areas of reentry and reintegration gives Illinois the highest marks and places Alaska at the bottom. Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. and then assigning an overall ranking for each state.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2023

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is demanding sheriffs enforce the state’s new law banning assault weapons or risk losing their jobs, David C.L. Before Pritzker made the demand, about five dozen sheriffs in the state said they would not enforce the law in written messages. Bauer reports for Police 1.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

An Illinois law that took effect in January bars police from lying to minors during interrogations, but it didn’t help a wrongfully accused juvenile,…

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Law 360

MARCH 8, 2023

An Illinois federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss or send to arbitration a proposed class action accusing an Albertsons subsidiary of collecting and storing employees' voiceprints without securing the informed permission required under Illinois' biometric privacy law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a stay Saturday halting provisions of a new law that would eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants, The Associated Press reports. The high court ordered the temporary stay to “maintain consistent pretrial procedures throughout Illinois,” while it prepares to consider arguments on the issue.

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2025

News & World Report law school rankings are here, and the legal world is definitely interested in all the ups and downs that we’re seeing when it comes to changes in rank. First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5%

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On this episode of LawNext: An interview recorded live with Erika Harold , executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism , an organization charged with working to enhance civility and professionalism and to eliminate bias within the legal profession.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Like most at the court these days, though unlike his predecessor, Dow received both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the Ivy league, having attended Yale and Harvard respectively. Share Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Judge Robert Dow Jr.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

New rules and rights introduced in Illinois’ 2021 Pretrial Fairness Act are being “systematically” ignored and overruled across the Chicago area by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Maryam Saleh reports for the Intercept.

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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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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. In a brief unsigned order , without any explanation, the justices denied a request to intervene after two lower courts rejected requests to put the law on hold.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 15, 2023

Democrat Illinois Gov. Pritzker has signed legislation that uses grant money to encourage public libraries to refrain from banning books because of “partisan or…

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