Posts Tagged ‘Illinois Supreme Court’
Semiautomatic weapons ban upheld
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in many mass killings nationally. In a 4-3 decision Friday,…
Read MoreCourt upholds SAFE-T Act bail provision
A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. …
Read MoreMarch timeline on cash bail appeal
An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be months away from resolution under a new timeline…
Read MoreSAFE-T Act on hold
Just a few hours before they were set to go into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that parts of the SAFE-T Act would be put on hold through the…
Read MoreJudge rules portions of SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional
A Kankakee County judge ruled late Wednesday night that aspects of the SAFE-T Act that was set to go into effect Jan. 1 are unconstitutional. The ruling by Judge Thomas…
Read MoreSupreme Court issues order on school masking
The same week the attorney general’s office filed several motions relating to school mask mandates in the Illinois Supreme Court, the highest court in the state returned a response. While…
Read MoreHearing on mandate lawsuit vacated
With multiple pending court matters being introduced late last week, parents of students in Waterloo, Columbia, Valmeyer and Red Bud, along with over 140 other districts, must now wait longer…
Read MoreJudicial candidates rated ahead of election
Candidates for Illinois judicial offices up for election on Nov. 3 – including those serving Monroe County – have been rated by a poll of lawyers conducted by the Illinois…
Read MoreWork to be done on governor’s budget proposal
Republican Governor Bruce Rauner proposed a state budget last Wednesday, calling for pension reform he says would result in a $1…
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