Posts Tagged ‘Courts’
Companies could be on the hook for work-related activities before and after shifts start, court rules
Two former Amazon employees sued the company, arguing they should be compensated for time spent on health screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreLawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
Recent decision by a local Washington, D.C., court is being cited as precedent in a case challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban.
Read MoreFormer ComEd exec-turned-FBI mole in Madigan probe sentenced to probation
Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez was sentenced to probation for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Read MoreAppeals court won’t release detained immigrants amid warrantless arrest scrutiny
Split opinion allows consent decree to continue but says lower judge erred.
Read MoreSen. Emil Jones III to enter deferred prosecution agreement after bribery mistrial
The agreement came one month before Jones was slated to again stand trial on bribery charges.
Read MorePritzker signs bill enacting immigrant protections in courthouses
The measure bans civil immigration arrests near state courthouses and allows residents to sue immigration agents who violate their rights.
Read MoreDOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
Trump attorney called protesters’ motion to dismiss their own case over immigration agents’ use of force “procedural gamesmanship.”
Read MoreSean Grayson’s attorneys seek new trial after murder conviction
Defense says judge should have barred video that showed Grayson’s course description of Sonya Massey following the shooting.
Read MoreAppeals court weighs release of immigration detainees to electronic monitoring
The court is weighing whether roughly 400 immigrants arrested during Midway Blitz should be released to electronic monitoring.
Read More‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, after receiving a two-year prison sentence. McClain was convicted in 2023’s “ComEd Four” trial in which McClain and other lobbyists and executives for electric utility Commonwealth Edison were found guilty of having orchestrated a yearslong bribery scheme targeted at Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Former lobbyist Mike McClain was given two years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme aimed at ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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