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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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Haine and Connor: 'We will always fight for victims of crime and strive to protect our community from lawbreakers’
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor are criticizing the reinstatement of the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail provision known as the Pretrial Fairness Act.
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Hubbard on GOP leader: ‘Tracy has to go!’
Former GOP U.S. Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard is one of the signatories of a letter calling for the removal of Don Tracy as chairman of the state's Republican Party.
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Every resident in Metro East area pays $461 annual 'tort tax' to fund lawsuit abuse in Illinois, new report states
CHICAGO – Lawsuit abuse continues to grow in the Metro East area of Illinois with every resident now paying a $461 annual “tort tax” to cover the loss in jobs and economic output, according to a new study released today by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
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DeVore: ‘The Illinois Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Pritzker No-Bond SAFE-T Act’
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore, the 2022 GOP candidate for state attorney general, is celebrating the Illinois Supreme Court’s temporary stay of the SAFE-T Act which was set to take effect on Jan. 1.
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Better late than never: Retirement party celebrates Illinois Supreme Court Karmeier's accomplishments
A former Illinois Supreme Court judge was able to celebrate his retirement a year after he vacated the bench.
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From Madison Record
Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
Critics of policy decisions that prop up labor organizations at the expense of taxpayers have said it’s no mistake that some of the state's most consequential and political legal battles - contract negotiations, worker pay and union dues - have been filed in “union friendly” St. Clair County.
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From Madison Record
Kolker sides with state labor in vacating Rauner's nullification of 'fair share'
St. Clair County Associate Judge Chris Kolker has ruled that Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order prohibiting the collection of union dues from non-union state workers violates collective bargaining agreements.
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Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'
Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.
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Illinois Supreme Court passes rule preventing disclosure of private information
The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted a rule preventing disclosure of private information in documents.
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Education reporting requirements for lawyers to move online
The Illinois State Supreme Court amended Rule 796 that will push Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) reporting for lawyers online.
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Illinois Supreme Court releases survey results
The Illinois Supreme Court recently announced the results of a court user survey that measured public perceptions and experiences with trial courts across the state.