/illinois?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Illinois Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:42:40 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350684 An "apparent software malfunction" caused the U.S. Supreme Court's order list to be issued early Friday, orders in which the justices granted certiorari in four cases and refused to take up a long list of other ones, including cases centered on Pennsylvania's election system and the Obama Presidential Center. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:56:38 +0000 /illinois/articles/2282108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2282108 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider claims that federal agencies failed to complete a full environmental review of plans to construct the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Park neighborhood. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:35:50 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350161 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Â鶹´«Ã½360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:40:48 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350363 An Illinois federal judge threw out class claims in a suit accusing Procter & Gamble of failing to provide promised prizes to people notified they were winners of a monthly sweepstakes to promote the sale of Charmin toilet paper, saying class actions are barred by the rules of sweepstakes and those who entered agreed to those terms. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:47:48 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350396 A proposal in the congressional budget bill that would ban state and local enforcement of laws and regulations governing artificial intelligence may offer near-term clarity by freezing conflicting rules, but long-term planning would remain difficult for employers seeking safe, lawful AI deployment strategies, say attorneys at Fisher Phillips. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:49 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350405 The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Massachusetts federal judge's order halting massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the judge's finding that almost 1,400 employees must be reinstated to ensure the department's continued operation "has no basis in reality." Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:12:17 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350394?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350394 Texas' four-year time limit on attorney discipline applies to "reciprocal" discipline cases, in which a lawyer is sanctioned in Texas after being similarly sanctioned in another state, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:04:00 +0000 /illinois/articles/2342370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2342370 As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Â鶹´«Ã½ School. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:52:07 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350220 A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday questioned assertions by the government that President Donald Trump is authorized by the Constitution's "take care" clause to impose sweeping changes to federal election procedures despite existing statutes. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:18:28 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350350 Union Pacific Railroad Co. claims that it is entitled to an immediate win on claims it violated truck drivers' biometric privacy rights, days after an Illinois federal judge struck the plaintiffs' opposition papers to Union Pacific's summary judgment motion because they missed filing deadlines. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:18:13 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350389 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his company have said they intend to appeal a Manhattan federal court order mandating the preservation of ChatGPT logs at the request of The New York Times and other news agencies in ongoing copyright infringement litigation, saying the demand goes too far. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:06:03 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350287?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350287 In this week's Off The Bench, an appeals court says Michael Jordan's auto racing team cannot compete amid an antitrust suit against NASCAR, the Chicago White Sox start a long ownership transfer process, and the woman who accused a college football coach of sexual harassment sues the university over its handling of the complaint. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:48:41 +0000 /illinois/articles/2349978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2349978 Republican and Democratic lawmakers teamed up Thursday to urge federal banking regulators to revisit their bank leverage rules "with haste," pointing to U.S. Treasury market liquidity concerns and asking for details about potential adjustments under consideration. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:25:04 +0000 /illinois/articles/2349774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2349774 Nineteen states, 16 former federal attorneys and a slew of civil rights groups are backing two North Dakota tribes in their efforts for an Eighth Circuit rehearing, arguing the appellate court's semantic shift regarding voting rights presents important questions that merit its full consideration. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:48:12 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350049?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350049 A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined the Trump administration's "mass closure" of AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states and ordered more than 750 national service members be restored, but declined to vacate the firing of AmeriCorps' paid staff. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:46:52 +0000 /illinois/articles/2349794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2349794 An Illinois federal judge Wednesday permanently dismissed a price discrimination suit against Juul Labs, finding that a gas station distributor alleging it was given worse terms than a rival on e-cigarette products torpedoed its own case when it removed details of the alleged market from its latest complaint. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:26:02 +0000 /illinois/articles/2349514?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2349514 Walgreens is urging an Illinois federal court to throw out a suit from an employee alleging it illegally imposes a tobacco surcharge on employees in its healthcare program, saying the program complies with federal regulations, and the employee has no standing because she declined to participate in the program. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:06:20 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350012 The Katten-advised Chicago White Sox announced Thursday that they have reached a long-term investment agreement that would pave the way for Covington-led private equity billionaire Justin Ishbia to obtain a controlling interest in the team. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:59:00 +0000 /illinois/articles/2350026?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2350026 Norton Rose Fulbright announced the growth of its Chicago office Thursday with the addition of a "highly regarded corporate lawyer," who will serve as a partner in the firm's business practice group and as a member of its transactional and regulatory insurance team. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:23:57 +0000 /illinois/articles/2349876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /illinois/articles/2349876 Tom Girardi's son-in-law pled guilty to criminal contempt Thursday in Illinois federal court, admitting he knew the once-celebrated plaintiffs lawyer failed to pay millions of dollars in plane crash settlement funds they had been ordered to distribute to their clients "as soon as practical."