Daily Legal News Archive

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of bribery and lying to the FBI ended in a hung jury.

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Capitol News Illinois

Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style firearms and large-capacity magazines in a case that may be destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Amid the waning hours of its spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill which, if the governor signs, would significantly expand Illinois courts’ jurisdictional reach to foreign corporations in toxic tort litigation.

From: 
The National Law Review

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s lawyers accused prosecutors of a “gross breach of the rules” Monday, complaining that the feds “gratuitously plastered Madigan’s estimated net worth” in a public court filing leading up to his sentencing this week.

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Northern Public Radio

A federal judge has flushed a class action alleging Procter & Gamble misled consumers into believing they’d won a year’s supply of Charmin toilet paper.

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Legal Newsline