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Return to jury trials
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Cook County set to resume jury trials as first notices are sent out since pandemic closures
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Jury notices have been sent out for Cook County’s first pandemic-era jury trial, Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ office confirmed Tuesday.apple.news/AEk8K-nb3QpWs3YBe9o1Dgw
Barrett Flashes Independence as Top Court Backs Religious Rights — Bloomberg Law
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February 12, 2021, 1:47 PM ESTDefamation suits
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A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter.chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/23/mother-of-lasalle-county-teen-who-committed-suicide-other-parents...
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The mother of a LaSalle County teenager who committed suicide is among five parents suing Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association over COVID-19 restrictions.Our country is very unique.
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Roberts to swear in yet another president who opposed him
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Someday, perhaps, John Roberts will swear in a new president who doesn’t wish someone else was chief justice of the United States. Wednesday won’t be that day. When...www.npr.org/2021/01/08/954836971/dominion-voting-sues-former-trump-lawyer-seeking-1-3-billion-in-...
Dominion Voting Sues Former Trump Lawyer, Seeking More Than $1.3 Billion In Damages
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Dominion Voting Systems is seeking damages after a series of outrageous claims by Sidney Powell, an attorney who supported President Trump's objections to the 2020 race.Mike Malatesta recently obtained a $250,000 settlement on behalf of a client who fell on ice injuring his hip at a restaurant.
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Dorothy Brown to new clerk: ‘Stop whining and start managing’
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CHICAGO – Iris Martinez made history as the first Latina Cook County Circuit Court clerk. Now, the former state senator is pledging a new beginning for an office that was a source of controve…Here is what’s happening with SCOTUS and the election.
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What's next in the states' fight over the election at the Supreme Court — CNN Politics
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State attorneys general went to battle at the Supreme Court on Thursday, taking sides on President Donald Trump's bid to pull off an unprecedented legal victory that would bring the election to a scre...Supreme Court denial.
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Supreme Court denies Trump allies’ bid to overturn Pennsylvania election results
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It was the first request to delay or overturn the results of the presidential election to reach the court.Guess WAPO didn't hear the the Texas Suit will be heard by SCOTUS
Former alderman sentenced.
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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak sentenced to 18 months on tax evasion conviction
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Once-powerful former Chicago alderman Ed Vrdolyak has been sentenced for a tax evasion conviction, dating back to an alleged scheme in the 1990s.Some serious comments as election cases heat up. www.businessinsider.com/trump-lawyer-joe-digenova-chris-krebs-shot-drawn-and-quartered-2020-12
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Chris Krebs has become a target for the Trump campaign after saying that the November 3 election was "the most secure in American history."They’re not serious comments. They’re asinine. If their respective state bars had any testicular fortitude, they would be appropriately sanctioned.
Telling the truth in Trump world is dangerous.
Pennsylvania election litigation information.
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The ruling is likely to undercut the Trump campaign's case in federal court contesting the results of the election.Suits in Illinois not gaining ground against covid restrictions.
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Judge dismisses lawsuits challenging Pritzker’s coronavirus orders and restrictions
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The ruling by a Sangamon County circuit judge was a win for the governor, at a time when he’s again facing growing pushback of a new round of restrictions.Not surprised....enough already
Court does not appear to be headed to overturning “Obamacare.”
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Supreme Court appears to signal Obamacare will survive latest GOP challenge — CNN Politics
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Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested Tuesday that it wasn't the Supreme Court's role to invalidate the entire sprawling, 900-page Affordable Care Act, even if one or more p...Affordable health care before the Court.
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Supreme Court to hear arguments in showdown over Obamacare
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With a solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.Legal battles over the election.
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Judges want more evidence from Trump campaign as election cases get tossed — ABC News
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President Trump vowed to continue to pursue all legal options.chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/11/3/21530953/election-results-cook-county-circuit-court-cler...
Iris Martinez elected as first Latina Cook County Circuit Court clerk
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Her win marks the second time a woman of color will run the court clerk’s office, which keeps records of the nation’s second largest court system.For free legal consultation call 312-445-0514
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