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Courts & Cases
Concertina wire lines the path as members of Congress tour an area near the Texas-Mexico border Jan. 3 in Eagle Pass, Texas. A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File
Supreme Court allows feds to cut razor wire at US-Mexico border
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating standoff between the Biden administration and the state over immigration enforcement.
By Mark Sherman and Paul J. Weber
Senators tackle gun violence as Feinstein’s ban on assault weapons fades into history
One of the first votes new Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich cast was against legislation from Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shooting.
By Lisa Mascaro
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
Trial Notebook
Court weighs informed consent on alternative treatment options
With no local precedent on an important aspect of informed consent in a malpractice case against an emergency medicine physician, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals looked at “the primary cases” from other jurisdictions on “the duty to inform the patient of alternative treatment options.”
By Steven P. Garmisa
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Family law — motion to modify judgment for dissolution
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7th Circuit Opinions
Direct Supply, Inc. v. USA
No. 23-1936 – March 22, 2024
Bulk Transport, Corp. v. Teamsters Union Local 142
No. 23-1917 – March 22, 2024
Bulk Transport, Corp. v. Teamsters Union Local 142
No. 23-1563 – March 22, 2024
Kelly Chavez v. Martin J. O'Malley
No. 23-1196 – March 22, 2024
Tony P. Rogers v. Jason Wells
No. 17-2903 – March 22, 2024
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Kopf v. Kelly
March 21, 2024
People v. Gray
March 21, 2024
Miller v. Department of Agriculture
March 21, 2024
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DuPage County Circuit Court - Administrative Order 24-3 - 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 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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