Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The Trump administration told the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Judge Sara Ellis’ order is ‘overbroad and unworkable,’ and it asked the appeals court for a stay.

From: 
Chicago Sun-Times

Legal technology leader Clio announced Monday that it completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, a legal intelligence and global research platform that includes Vincent AI and vLex Fastcase.

From: 
ABA Journal

Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.

From: 
Chicago Tribune

Sheriff Jeff Diederich says he has turned a potential financial challenge into a success for Williamson County taxpayers. By securing partnerships to house federal inmates, Sheriff Diederich says he has transformed unused jail space into a revenue source following the Illinois SAFE-T Act's impact on local jail populations.

From: 
WSIL

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against PMJ Enterprises Inc. and its owner and president alleging that the Chicago-based construction company misclassified workers as independent contractors and failed to pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime wages.

From: 
Chicago Construction News

A man accused of firing a gun in the air during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested on charges that he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman in Utah more than two years before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, according to authorities and newly unsealed court records.

From: 
RiverBender.com