The Funded Advocacy and Independent Representation Act establishes a statewide public defender's office aimed at providing relief, oversight and independence for public defenders.

A former University of Illinois Police officer convicted of official misconduct is going back to trial following an appellate court’s ruling that overturned his conviction.

A sweeping hack of the federal judiciary’s case filing system exploited unresolved security holes discovered five years ago — allowing hacking groups to steal reams of sensitive court data in the ongoing breach.

An Illinois-based animal welfare organization said state and local officials are not doing enough to protect animals under the Humane Care for Animals Act.

The law requires extensive background checks before Illinois police agencies hire officers. It was named for Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home near Springfield by a deputy who had a string of prior discipline complaints.

The American Bar Association’s policymaking body on Monday adopted a resolution opposing government efforts to punish “lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing or having represented any particular client or cause disfavored by the government.”

As the number of class action lawsuits under a landmark federal labor law continue to surge, a Chicago federal appeals panel has established a framework for federal courts in Chicago and elsewhere to use when deciding how to notify potential members of those class actions.

Illinois Republican Jil Tracy has filed a petition in Adams County in pursuit of Texas lawmakers who are hiding out in Illinois in political protest.

Another Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit against the Paxton-Buckley-Loda School District and teacher/coach Robert Pacey, accusing the suspended employee and current City of Paxton alderman of inappropriately touching her in the hallways and during track and field practice, and accusing the school district of not doing enough to stop it from happening.