Thursday, May 18, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Wednesday to issue an injunction against Illinois’ assault-weapons ban, meaning it will now likely remain in effect while the federal appeals court in Chicago takes time to hear further arguments against it.
In the recent death of Earl L. Moore, Jr., a 35-year-old Springfield man who died following an altercation with two emergency medical services workers, the family could not seek punitive damages in its wrongful death lawsuit.
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released a statement Wednesday after the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Jeremy Daniel to serve as a District Court Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
A state Senate Committee late Wednesday approved a bill limiting the way guns are marketed. The proposal would punish any gun maker or gun seller who "knowingly endanger the public by failing to establish reasonable controls."
On May 9 the Public Utilities Committee approved an amendment to a bill which would lift the moratorium on nuclear power plant construction.