A lawyer who knowingly gave a client false information about her patent-application status should be suspended for three years, the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board recommended.

The Illinois Supreme Court published seven opinions Thursday and one Friday in the last batch from the September term, including affirming a dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 22 southern and central Illinois school districts against Gov. J.B. Pritzker over inadequate funding.

A state appellate panel upheld a denial of the Chicago Cubs’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit by an Associated Press photographer injured at Wrigley Field in a non-precedential Rule 23 opinion.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced its latest filing of lawyer disciplinary orders, including six disbarments and 19 suspensions.

A Wisconsin facility for sexually violent persons did not violate a patient’s right to free speech by barring him from obtaining his own video games and gaming system, a federal appeals court held.

A Jewish inmate is likely to prevail on his claim that Illinois prison officials are violating his religious rights by refusing to provide him with a brand of kosher food that does not trigger symptoms like a swollen tongue and difficulty swallowing, a federal judge held.

A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois declined to dismiss a lawsuit against the parent company of Outback Steakhouse in which a man’s finger was cut by broken glass.

An inmate with a learning disability at Stateville Correctional Center has a discrimination case against employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections for failing to provide him with reasonable accommodations to meaningfully participate in its educational programs, a federal judge ruled.