The City of Chicago will pay $5 million to five plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit alleging police officers performed unlawful, racially motivated stop-and-frisk searches.The city council approved ...

At this time of year, Chicago-area commuters often find themselves dealing with transportation issues and delays as the winter weather impacts commute times. In the last few weeks, small-business ...

The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation awarded three legal professionals coveted “genius grants” Wednesday as part of its 2023 Fellows Program.They are E. Tendayi Achiume of Los Angeles, whose work ...

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The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.

YR’s son tested positive for methamphetamines and opiates when he was born. Relying on two U.S. Supreme Court cases about the 5th Amendment’s role in civil proceedings, YR asked the Washington Supreme ...

After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial rested their case Wednesday, followed immediately by ...

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently rejected an insured’s “stacking” claim under an automobile policy, but allowed a bad-faith claim for an insurer’s delayed payment ...

Section 541(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “an interest of the debtor in property becomes property of the estate … notwithstanding any provision in an agreement” that says a debtor ...

A student who alleges Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science conducted a biased investigation into a sexual assault complaint made against him does not have a case for sex discrimination ...

A Dolton man received a more than $11 million settlement after being hit by a car that amputated his leg when he stopped to help a woman with her stalled vehicle.In August 2020, Walter Lennett was ...