Daily Legal News Archive

Thursday, November 13, 2025

A federal judge has ordered the release of hundreds of migrants arrested in the Chicago area, including some arrested under the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Midway Blitz," by Nov. 21 after finding their arrests could have violated a 2022 consent decree.

From: 
ABC 7

The Illinois Supreme Court could make a major decision regarding the approval of a controversial transmission line that would run through Central Illinois. Landowners are worried about damage to property throughout Christian, Shelby, Clark and Cumberland counties.

From: 
WAND

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration’s detention of a woman detained by immigration agents at a North Center day care last week is “unlawful” because she has not been given a preliminary hearing.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Firearms maker Glock is asking for permission to appeal a Cook County judge's ruling allowing the city of Chicago to continue its lawsuit against Glock for "deceptive practices" in the sale and marketing of their popular semiautomatic pistols, as the gunmaker argues the judge's take on the legal permissibility of the city's lawsuit rests on shaky and unproven legal ground.

From: 
Legal Newsline

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether states can prohibit conversion therapy for minors.  An evangelical therapist is challenging a Colorado law that she says violates her free speech rights.

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NPR Illinois