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Asking the Illinois Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition to block sentencing after he was convicted of a questionable crime — “unlawfully acting as a timber buying agent for multiple licensed timber buyers” — Kenin Edwards persuaded three justices he faces up to a year in jail for a nonexistent misdemeanor.

Fair workweek laws are one of the many hot button issues in employment law and such laws are growing in popularity.

Staff ace Aaron Nola was headed to salary arbitration weeks ago until he reached a four-year, $45 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. “I don’t play specifically for the money,” he actually said after signing his contract, “I play for the love of the game. I play for my teammates.”

Patrick F. Cassidy is an attorney from Berwyn. He writes in response to the Daily Law Bulletin’s coverage last week of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Raoul v. Gaughan mandamus petition.

The Illinois Supreme Court recently resolved a conflict between appellate districts regarding the admission of vehicle damage photographs in a personal-injury context.

Should lawyers and judges take a stand against incivility in their communities and workplaces? Can they stem the tide?

In the NBA, the concept of “super teams,” where star players join forces to stack the deck in their favor, is not a new phenomenon. However, the NBA does seem to be increasing its investigations into potential tampering by team officials, including tampering of players under contract.

Family law cases involving professional athletes or other high-income earners require a strategic game plan, especially when it comes to the determination of child support.

Biometric identification of fans entering sports venues isn’t the future, it’s now a reality.

Just when you thought it was safe to walk into a flower shop again, “Little Shop of Horrors,” with music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, has returned — this time to the stage of the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., in Lakeview, and running until April 28.

Captain Marvel” has one job. That job is to explain the origin story of its titular shero well enough to justify her role in saving the universe when “Avengers: Endgame” opens on April 26.

Did you hear the one about the theater critic who walked into a bar? Sounds like the setup to a punchline — but in fact that’s what critics and audiences are doing this month at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier.