Friday, March 22, 2024
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the three civil and six criminal opinions handed down Thursday, March 21, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: “Just go.”
Illinois lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to address the latest style of electronic cigarettes designed to look like highlighters, erasers and other school supplies.
Students from across Northern Illinois expressed gratitude that the Supreme Court of Illinois justices were real. "They kind of seem like foreign entities – foreign bodies," says Kaya Dreger – a junior at Benedictine University. The political science student shared the "surreal" feeling of seeing the seven justices leap from opinions to reality.
A Washington County judge has declared a Belleville man unfit to stand trial for his alleged role in a shooting death.
The Washington Supreme Court has adopted alternative pathways to a law license, becoming the second state to do so in a little more than four months.