Courts & Cases

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Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet, pictured in a high court chamber, authored a unanimous opinion upholding the state’s lifetime residency restrictions for child sex offenders. – Capitol News Illinois/ Jerry Nowicki

High court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a state law restricting where previously convicted child sex offenders can live is constitutional, although it left open the possibility that it was improperly applied to one individual.
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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.
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Cook County state’s attorney race too close to call

The open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office was too close to call Wednesday after a heated primary campaign in the Chicago area.

Trial Notebook

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Court mulls over contract with survival clause

With no local precedent on the effect of a “survival clause” on the representations and warranties in an asset purchase agreement, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals looked to scholarly commentary and decisions from other jurisdictions when deciding whether the seller was entitled to judgment on the pleadings.

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