Recent Illinois Supreme Court Decisions Concerning the Authority of Home Rule Units to Control Local Environmental ProblemsThe General Assembly shall provide by law for the implementation and enforce- ment of its decision,the court thoroughly reviewed article XI of the state constitution, the Illinois ...
for class arbitration. Firefighter applicants in Chicago, Illinois have demanded for equal work opportunity from city officials. Police officer Jeff Quon has sued city officials of Ontario, California for violation of his privacy rights.CarnesKathleenA....
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act: What Does It Mean To Be “Aggrieved”? On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court decided inRosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 2019 IL 123186 (Ill. January 25, 2019), whether a person is “aggrieved” under the Biometric Information...
A higher bar for class action litigation in Illinois: this article analyzes the Illinois Supreme Court's recent Avery and Gridley decisions and their impact on class certification and class lawsuits. Among other things, the high court ruled that there must be a nexus between Illinois and the ...
Standing for nonparents seeking custody or guardianship of minors after In re R.L.S.: the recent Illinois Supreme Court case In re R.L.S. created different standing requirements for nonparents seeking to bring custody petitions under the IMDMA and petitions for guardianships of minors under ...
Illinois Jurisprudence (Pub. #63430, Release 621) – Volume 25, Education Law §§ 1:01–34:38, which advise counsel on issues concerning education law and related claims in the State of Illinois, have been revised, through April 24, 2021, to reflect changes in the law. April 2021 Arkfe...
Pretending Not to Pray?: A Historical Overview of Moment of Silence Legislation and Why Illinois' Statute Clearly Violated the Lemon Test Supreme Court overturned Alabama's moment of silence legislation in Wallace v. Jaffree, the Circuit courts remain largely divided in their analysis of ... C...
In this article, we explain Illinois Divorce and Family Law in 2021 including: COVID-19 impact on changes to Divorce and Family Law, summary of changes to Divorce and Family Law in the past 5 years, Highlights of the IMDMA, and New laws that may effect D
InContinental Ins. Co. v. Honeywell International Inc., 2018 NJ Slip Op 078152 (N.J. 2018), the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the appellate and trial courts applying the unavailability exception to the continuous-trigger doctrine set forth inOwens-Illinois, Inc. v. United...
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