Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Two men who spent 16 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit were awarded $60 million each by a federal jury Monday after a nearly five-year court battle.
The order said U.S. Justice Department lawyers must now ask judges to require plaintiffs to pay the government’s costs and damages if it is forced to hold off on implementing a policy that is ultimately found to be lawful.
A mother held in jail on a misdemeanor charge was not fit for trial, an Illinois judge ordered, and was set to be transferred to a mental health facility for treatment, a 2023 lawsuit said.
Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez is alleging the firm representing the school board in an ongoing lawsuit has a conflict of interest that warrants disqualification.
Employees of “activist organizations” that support activities with a “substantial illegal purpose” should no longer be eligible for a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers in public service jobs, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
The alleged gunman in the 2013 Hadiya Pendleton shooting will be in court Tuesday. Micheail Ward was granted a new trial earlier this year.