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Appellate panel upholds defense verdict for Roundup manufacturers
The now-defunct manufacturers of Roundup do not have to face a new trial alleging their product caused consumers to develop cancer, a state appellate panel held.

By Emma Oxnevad
Presiding Law Division Judge William D. Maddux’s ‘legacy will live on’
Retired Judge William D. Maddux rose from humble beginnings to inspire future generations of legal professionals and change Illinois’ mandatory retirement age for judges.

By Emma Oxnevad
SCOTUS to weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies
The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.

By Lindsay Whitehurst
DOJ seeking to break up Google digital ad business
After deflecting the U.S. Justice Department’s attack on its illegal monopoly in online search, Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive tactics in digital advertising.

By Michael Liedtke

Nuclear power, battery storage funding at center of energy policy debate
After twice failing to pass an energy reform package this year, lawmakers and renewable energy advocates are aiming to reach a deal in time for a brief legislative session in October.

By Andrew Adams
Illinois high court rules on taxes, sovereign immunity, pretrial fairness
A Cook County judge incorrectly determined that the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) was unconstitutional as justification for indefinitely detaining a woman, the Illinois Supreme Court held.

By Emma Oxnevad
Hiker lacks evidence in injury suit against Shawnee National Forest
A woman who cut her thigh on a jagged metal post while hiking at a southern Illinois national forest cannot sue the federal government for liability due to a lack of evidence proving willful and wanton conduct, a federal judge ruled.

By Grace Barbic

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