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The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media. It also ruled that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for shortened prison terms under a Trump-era bipartisan criminal justice overhaul. – AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

SCOTUS rules public officials can be sued for blocking critics on social media

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump.
By Mark Sherman
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Magistrate judges honored at Dirksen courthouse exhibit

Federal magistrate judges shoulder burdens that otherwise would weigh down their life-tenured colleagues on the federal trial bench, according to Chief U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the Northern District of Illinois.
By Patricia Manson
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Justice Joy V. Cunningham translates varied career roles to court insights

Viewing the state Supreme Court as a “gatekeeper of democracy,” Justice Joy V. Cunningham is seeking to retain her seat amid a faceoff with 1st District Appellate Court Justice Jesse G. Reyes.
By Grace Barbic

Trial Notebook

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Another judge rejects 7th Circuit case on standing

Seven weeks after a district judge in New York rejected the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal’s approach to standing for breach-of-contract claims under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, a judge in the District of Columbia added his thoughts on why Dinerstein v. Google, 73 F.4th 502 (7th Cir. 2023), is wrong.
By Steven P. Garmisa

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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
Tue

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
Mon

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.
Apr
19
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Pritzker’s health insurance reforms clear House
Boeing quality engineer Sam Salehpour, from left, Ed Pierson, executive director of The Foundation for Aviation Safety and a former Boeing engineer; Joe Jacobsen, aerospace engineer and technical adviser to the Foundation for Aviation Safety; and Shawn Pruchnicki, professor of integrated systems engineering at The Ohio State University, are sworn in before a Senate committee Wednesday. AP Photo/Kevin Wolf
Apr
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Boeing put under Senate scrutiny over safety culture