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Illinois Legislator's Free-Speech Claims Rejected by 7th Circuit
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit by a Republican state senator who said his party leaders retaliated against him for challenging them. Illinois State...
Challenge to Illinois Liquor Law Revived
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court revived a challenge to an Illinois liquor law, but forewarned the plaintiffs their case may not be easy. In LeBamoff Enterprises v....
Tribes Sue State Over Property Taxes On Reservation Lands
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Native American tribes sued Wisconsin officials for trying to tax their land, renewing a battle they thought had ended more than 150 years ago. By treaty in...
Google Wins Facial Recognition Lawsuit
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Google did not violate privacy laws by creating face templates of people who uploaded their photos to the company's cloud service, a federal judge ruled. In...
Lawsuit Blames Sorority Hazing for Athlete's Suicide
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In a recently filed federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois court, the mother of Jordan Hankins, the Northwestern University basketball player...
Chicago Airbnb Ordinance Challengers Lack Standing
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has done more than just uphold the lower district court's decision against one Chicago-area pro-Airbnb group's challenge...
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