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Panel affirms nixing suit against Gurnee Park District
The Gurnee Park District does not have to face a lawsuit alleging it caused a woman to break her wrist while on its property, a state appellate panel held.

By Emma Oxnevad
Lawsuit prompts release of federal funds for EV chargers in Illinois
Illinois will release a new round of federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations after the Trump administration initially sought to withhold it.

By Ben Szalinski
Judge dismisses tribe’s lawsuit against The New York Times, TMZ
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ that claimed the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.

By Itzel Luna
Kane County jury awards $1.19M for shoulder injury
A Kane County jury awarded $1.19 million to a hotel employee who severely injured her shoulder when she tripped and fell on an extension cord left out by a painting contractor.

By Grace Barbic

Hiker lacks evidence in injury suit against Shawnee National Forest
A woman who cut her thigh on a jagged metal post while hiking at a southern Illinois national forest cannot sue the federal government for liability due to a lack of evidence proving willful and wanton conduct, a federal judge ruled.

By Grace Barbic
Sotomayor: Do we know the difference between a king and a president?
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, questioning whether Americans understand the difference between a king and a president, told a New York Law School crowd Tuesday that improved civic education across the country would help people make better decisions.

By Larry Neumeister
Young activists challenge Trump’s energy agenda in court
Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are trying to convince a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels.

By Matthew Brown

Top Feature

New Pritzker School of Law interim dean talks ideology, future goals
When Zachary Clopton thinks about what it means to be a great lawyer, he envisions a blend of creative problem-solving skills, a broad perspective and the courage to face dissenting viewpoints.

By Grace Barbic