A federal appeals court has blasted an Illinois class action lawyer as “out of control” and ordered sanctions for bringing a groundless suit for fees against his former law firm…
Stopped by police in a Chicago suburb for allegedly driving a car with an expired license plate, Eran Best says she was subsequently humiliated when the incident—which eventually included a…
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t rule on the constitutional claims of six Illinois property owners who contended delayed hearings on the return of forfeited assets violated…
A deadlocked jury forced a mistrial today in the case of a so-called hate blogger accused of threatening three federal appeals court judges in an Internet tirade over an opinion…
A unanimous opinion by the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lays to rest IRS claims that a prominent tax lawyer fraudulently avoided paying taxes.
After a delay of more than five months, the U.S. Senate today has confirmed a controversial judge nominated to the federal appellate bench by President Barack Obama.
A former law school roommate of Rod Blagojevich has agreed to help the feds with their corruption case against the ex-Illinois governor, in exchange for a recommended two-year prison term.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the courts to consider the unresolved claims of an Indiana death row inmate convicted of murdering his brother and three others.
Tyhesha Brunston’s car was held by the government for three years after her friend was arrested while driving the vehicle. The Chicago woman is among six “innocent owners” of property…
Attorney Rufus Cook can’t continue to represent a defendant accused of defrauding real estate investors because he “played a major role in these underlying transactions,” a federal judge in Chicago…
Another case concerning employment tests for firefighters is back before the U.S. Supreme Court, but the issue is the timing for filing a complaint. A decision for the city of…
A part-time restaurant cook is in custody in Illinois, charged with allegedly planning to bomb a federal courthouse in Springfield and kill employees in the building.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the attempted murder conviction of a man whose lawyer was jailed during trial for “obstinate behavior” in an opinion that compared the case to…
TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau’s weight-loss plan was neither easy nor simple, but sanctions imposed against him for violating a consent decree barring misrepresentations were so troubling as to require reconsideration,…
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