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Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was back on the bench Tuesday after an unexplained one-day absence. He joined the other justices in questioning whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. – AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

SCOTUS questions obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But it wasn’t clear how the justices would rule in a case that also could affect the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who faces the same charge for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020.
By Mark Sherman
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Chicago school board, other measures advance in Springfield

By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected school board for the first time in its history if Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a measure that cleared both chambers of the General Assembly this week.
By Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki
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Mariyana Spyropoulos says she’d be change agent as court clerk

After more than a decade as a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board, Mariyana Spyropoulos is hopeful that she will be making a job title change to clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
By Grace Barbic

Trial Notebook

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Defendants attack assignment as champertous

When one of the plaintiffs in an antitrust case against turkey processors assigned its claim to a third party, the defendants argued the transfer was invalid as “champertous” under Illinois law. But U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall of the Northern District decided “federal common law” should provide the answer.
By Steven P. Garmisa

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R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019. A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the singer’s sex-crime conviction and 20-year sentence in his Chicago case.
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7th Circuit rejects R. Kelly’s challenge to 20-year sentence
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the launch of a new “E-Notary” portal that allows Illinois residents who need a notary public to access those services online.
Apr
24
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Illinoisans can now have documents notarized online
Starbucks employees and supporters link arms during a union election watch party in 2021 in Buffalo, N.Y. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board, which raised the issue of courts granting temporary injunctions sought by the agency.
Apr
23
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Supreme Court appears to side with Starbucks in dispute with NLRB
Activists demonstrate Monday at the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill as the justices consider a challenge to rulings that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment.
Apr
22
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Ghost guns, outdoor sleeping bans reach U.S. Supreme Court
State Rep. Anna Moeller (right), D-Elgin, speaks on the House floor during debate on her bill to enact several reforms to the state’s insurance industry. The bill is an initiative of Gov. JB Pritzker, who is seated behind Moeller. The measure passed with bipartisan support.
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19
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Pritzker’s health insurance reforms clear House