In a 5-2ruling, the state's highest court overturned a lower court's earlier ruling that said the law was unconstitutional. The elimination of cash bail was a provision of the SAFE-T ACT, a major criminal justice reform bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in early 202...
The judge's ruling means the end to cash bail will not take effect in 65 counties that had sued to block that provision of the SAFE-T Act. Other provisions of the law, including body camera requirements for police departments, and new police training mandates, will go into effect as plan...
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The article focuses on the rejection of the Illinois Supreme Court on the interest act's fee limitation on residential mortgage loans. This provision prohibits lenders of residential mortgage loans from charging more than three percent in fees. Supreme Court's decision applies to all entities that ...
000 for each intentional or reckless violation, without the need to prove any actual loss stemming from a violation of the statute's requirements. See 740 ILCS 14/20. Nor is there any cap on attorney's fees and costs, or a safe harbor to protect against liability for trivial vio- ...
Illinois sports betting gained the legal go-ahead via theSports Wagering Act, passed on June 28, 2019. The Illinois Gaming Board adopted permanent regulations on June 4, 2020. Land-based sports betting at retail outlets commenced on March 9, 2020, while online wagering started on June 18, ...
After going to the Supreme Court in Dennis v. the United States in 1951, the convictions of the American Communist Party leaders were upheld, as was the constitutionality of the Smith Act. [Pictured: People wait in line to obtain paperwork required under the Alien Registration Act of 1940 in...
After going to the Supreme Court in Dennis v. the United States in 1951, the convictions of the American Communist Party leaders were upheld, as was the constitutionality of the Smith Act. [Pictured: People wait in line to obtain paperwork required under the Alien Registration Act of 1940 in...
The court ignores all proof of conspiracy and collusion. They boldly declare the court does whatever they tell it to do. No one is safe. They even turn on their own. This evil runs deep. Only God, in the name of Jesus Christ, can stop this!
The state senator from Xenia met privately in Springfield with county sheriffs from around Illinois and emerged with criticism for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the so-called SAFE-T Act approved last year, which starting next year will end bail for many nonviolent crimes that had been dubbe...