Courts & Cases

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General Counsel Marni Malowitz speaks during the Illinois State Board of Elections meeting Jan. 30 at which the board kept former President Donald Trump on primary ballots in the state. A Cook County ruling to remove him was on hold pending the high court’s decision Monday. – AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Supreme Court restores Trump to primary ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot.
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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.
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U.S. changes the way it categorizes race, ethnicity

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.

Trial Notebook

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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.”

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