After taking a pass on the testimony phase of his own impeachment trial before the Illinois state senate this week—and instead discussing his case on national television shows—Gov. Rod Blagojevich…
Two transsexuals who underwent sex-change surgeries in Thailand have sued the state of Illinois over officials’ refusal to change the gender on their birth certificates.
Most of the remaining lawyers in a New York intellectual property boutique that has been dwindling for the past two years are at least thinking about joining Locke Lord Bissell…
The rollercoaster ride that the economy has been on in recent months is creating new issues for divorcing couples. Real estate that was worth much more only a year or…
Lawyers for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are preparing a possible lawsuit to challenge procedures being used in his upcoming impeachment trial. But it may never be filed.
An Illinois judge has ordered a tuberculosis patient to undergo treatment while confined to his residence and to wear a global positioning device to ensure compliance.
Lawyers who refused to defend Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich at his impeachment trial say their decision was made in protest of an unfair proceeding rather than over…
It’s no secret that many law schools throughout the country have seen their endowments dip significantly over the past year because of a swooning stock market.
Private lawyers representing embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are reportedly protesting the unfairness of his upcoming impeachment trial in the state senate by refusing to defend him there. However, they…
An Illinois lawyer was arrested Wednesday in a undercover operation at a Chicago courthouse and has been accused by prosecutors of smuggling marijuana to inmates in holding cells at the…
Apparently ending a contentious fight over whether a new U.S. senator named by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be seated, Democratic leaders say they expect Roland Burris to be…
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