Daily Legal News Archive

Thursday, April 10, 2025

A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down yesterday, which resolves a challenge to Illinois' 2021 legislative redistricting. 

From: 
The Bar News

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Donald Trump's punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.

From: 
Belleville News-Democrat

“There are no resources,” Corneal Westbrooks says, recalling his struggles with his younger brother Jawaun, now in prison for fatally stabbing a Chase bank employee in 2021.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The bill would require law enforcement to have stricter hiring practices. When hiring a new police officer, the employers would receive all past records, investigations, arrests, crimes, physical and mental evaluations from past employers.

From: 
WAND

Road tests to renew driver’s licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House. 

From: 
WMBD