A Chicago area teen claims in a lawsuit that her high school violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it barred her from playing basketball with the help of her…
Legal thriller author Scott Turow sees a connection between Rod Blagojevich’s conviction on just one count of lying to the FBI and “the hypocritical mess our…
After two weeks of deliberation, a federal jury in Chicago has reached a verdict in the political corruption trial against impeached former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
A pro se prison inmate has notched a federal appeals court victory in a drug and weapons case, winning a ruling from the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Jurors have met for 12 days to debate the political corruption charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. During that time, they’ve reached agreement on just two out of 24…
In the 11th day of deliberation over the guilt or innocence of the impeached former governor of Illinois in a political corruption case, a federal jury in Chicago, it appears,…
As Illinois struggles to pay its bills, counties there will only receive 40 percent of state monies allotted for state’s attorneys, public defenders, and assessors. The state funds come from…
A former partner of Kaye Scholer has been indicted for bankruptcy fraud for not disclosing his involvement with a major creditor before he left the law firm in 2005.
An Illinois hearing board has recommended short suspensions for two former BigLaw associates for their conduct during a long day of partying in Wisconsin that ended with a sexual encounter…
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