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Courts & Cases
Judge Carolyn J. Gallagher is seeking a seat on the 1st District Appellate Court. –
Photo by Colleen Gallagher, Lifetime Treasures Photography
Judge Carolyn Gallagher says ‘well-rounded’ career will help in appellate race
Judge Carolyn J. Gallagher said her decades of litigation practice and experience as a law professor make her “probably better qualified than anybody who’s running for appellate court.”
By Emma Oxnevad
Former House speaker says he’s leaving Congress by year’s end
Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year.
By Michael R. Blood and Kevin Freking
Crimo father reprimanded as he arrives to surrender
The father of the suspect in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park turned himself in Wednesday to begin a 60-day jail sentence, but not before the judge reprimanded him for violating court rules.
By Claire Savage
Trial Notebook
Court considers jurisdiction for Texas two-step bankruptcy
Georgia-Pacific used a Texas two-step bankruptcy — dumping all of its asbestos liability into a new company, Bestwall LLC, that promptly filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 — but a committee of asbestos claimants contends the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction under the constitution’s bankruptcy clause because Bestwall isn’t suffering any financial distress.
By Steven P. Garmisa
Case Summaries
Legal practice — attorney client privilege
Sentencing — downward variance
Criminal law — plain error doctrine
Tax — sales tax exemption
42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 — stigma-plus claim
7th Circuit Opinions
John J. Petr, v. BMO Harris Bank N.A.
No. 23-1931 – March 15, 2024
USA v. Shamone White
No. 23-1315 – March 15, 2024
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Incorpor v. City of Madison, Wisconsin
No. 23-1175 – March 15, 2024
USA v. Deny Mitrovich
No. 23-1010 – March 12, 2024
Atain Specialty Insurance Co. v. Bailey Watson
No. 23-1478 – March 11, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court Opinions
M.U. v. Team Illinois Hockey Club, Inc.
March 8, 2024
People v. Fair
February 16, 2024
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DuPage County Circuit Court - Administrative Order 23-27 - In the Matter of Assigning Judges, Courtrooms and Cases
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Proposal to Amend Local Rule 5.1
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Proposal to Amend Local Rule 17.1
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Proposal to Amend Local Rule 77.2
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