April 29, 2013
Lawyers, Judge Share Close Ties In Jesse Jackson Jr. Case From the Legal Times Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s embezzlement case is proving just how small Washington's legal world can...
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Debate Rages On Local Concealed Gun Laws From the Associated Press With just 40 days before a federal court-ordered deadline to enact a law allowing public possession of firearms, Illinois Gov. Patrick...
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Madigan Overhauls Cullerton Pension Plan From the Chicago Sun-Times In a potential breakthrough, a new pension package pushed by House Speaker Michael Madigan surfaced Tuesday that scraps a framework...
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Obama To Nominate Chicago Exec Penny Pritzker As Commerce Secretary Today From the Chicago Sun-Times President Barack Obama will tap Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker to be the next Commerce...
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Madigan Pension Reforms Pass House From the Chicago Tribune The Illinois House Thursday approved a far-reaching pension reform plan pushed by Speaker Michael Madigan that is headed for an uncertain...
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Madison County Chief Judge Callis Resigns From the Belleville News-Democrat Chief Judge Ann Callis announced her resignation on Friday from the Third Judicial Circuit bench and will be replaced by...
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Callis Announces Run For 13th Congressional District From the Champaign News-Gazette Ann Callis announced Monday night that she is running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 13th...
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Retired Teachers Threaten To Sue Over Pension Changes From the Chicago Tribune Senate President John Cullerton says one good reason to support his pension reform plan is that the unions won't sue...
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Cullerton, Madigan Appear Headed For Pension Showdown From the Chicago Tribune The pension deal cut by Senate President John Cullerton and state employee unions moved a step closer Wednesday to a...
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Quinn To House: 'It's Time To Vote' For Gay Marriage From the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn called on the Illinois House to send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, saying lawmakers have had...
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Wider Problems Found At IRS From the Wall Street Journal The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names—as the agency...
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Illinois High Court To Hear Online Sales Tax Case From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Illinois' controversial "Amazon tax," which requires Internet retailers to collect state sales taxes, will be in...
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Business Groups Line Up To Oppose Workers' Comp Measure In Senate From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin What do the American Medical Association, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and a statute clarifying that the...
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Judge Scolds Trump, Attorney During Testimony From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin A scowling Donald Trump raised his voice on the witness stand today while an attorney grilled him and then rolled his...
View ArticleUS Legal System Is World’s Most Costly According To New Study
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today released a study by NERA Economic Consulting showing that the U.S. has the world’s most costly legal system as a share of its economy. The study...
View ArticleMay 17, 2013
U.S. Legal System Ranked As Most Costly From Corporate Counsel The U.S. legal system is the world’s most costly, according to a study released this week [PDF] by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal...
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State Workers Anxious As Lawmakers Debate Pensions From the Associated Press An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders if she'll have to cancel...
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Quinn: No New Casinos Without Pension Reform From the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: no gambling expansion will happen without...
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Judicial Hopefuls Rely On Political Consultants From the Chicago Tribune Terrence Lavin seemed an ideal candidate when he ran last year for a seat on the Illinois Appellate Court. The veteran trial...
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Illinois Supreme Court Hears ‘Amazon Tax’ Case From the Illinois News Network Illinois Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday when an attorney representing the state argued the...
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