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Home Daily News Many young people arrested for Chicago carjackings… Asked and Answered Many young people arrested for Chicago carjackings have been exposed to violence daily, lawyer and pastor says By Stephanie Francis Ward March 27, 2023, 8:44 am CDT As rises in Chicago carjackings continue to increase fear among many residents, Cliff Nellis, an … Read more
Home Daily News Backers of Equal Rights Amendment lose mandamus… Constitutional Law Backers of Equal Rights Amendment lose mandamus bid in DC Circuit By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 9:31 am CST Pro-Equal Rights Amendment demonstrators stand by their banner in Chicago’s Grant Park in May 1978. They were waiting for the arrival of … Read more
Home Daily News Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about… Asked and Answered Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about what clients really want By Stephanie Francis Ward February 27, 2023, 8:39 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Jessica Bednarz has spent much of her career representing people, researching access-to-justice issues and using that … Read more
Home Daily News Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe… Ethics Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe of Northwestern law prof, who sees ‘crock of nonsense’ By Debra Cassens Weiss February 16, 2023, 3:15 pm CST A professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is firing back after a federal magistrate judge said he should be … Read more
Home Daily News Disbarred lawyer and estranged husband of… Criminal Justice Disbarred lawyer and estranged husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star is charged with stealing $18M; is he competent for trial? By Debra Cassens Weiss February 3, 2023, 9:09 am CST Tom Girardi was disbarred in June 2022. Photo by Sipa USA via the Associated Press. … Read more
Home Daily News Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will… Law Firms Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will produce nearly 400-lawyer firm By Debra Cassens Weiss January 25, 2023, 9:07 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Atlanta-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell and Chicago-based Freeborn & Peters have announced that they will combine in a merger effective March 1. The … Read more
Home Daily News Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor… Civil Procedure Meet Robert Hur, the former Trump-era prosecutor who is special counsel in Biden documents probe By Debra Cassens Weiss January 12, 2023, 2:01 pm CST Lawyer Robert Hur in Baltimore in November 2019. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 appointed Hur … Read more
Home Daily News Trump-appointed US attorney is investigating… Civil Procedure Trump-appointed US attorney is investigating classified documents found by Biden’s lawyers at office he used By Debra Cassens Weiss January 10, 2023, 9:34 am CST President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One at the El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas, on … Read more
Home Daily News Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after… Ethics Lawyer is ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ after her slur and obscenity are heard by others in Zoom hearing By Debra Cassens Weiss January 9, 2023, 3:26 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A Chicago lawyer accused of using a racial slur and an obscenity while unmuted on … Read more
Home Daily News Top 10 news stories of 2022 Year in Review Top 10 news stories of 2022 By Lee Rawles December 23, 2022, 8:37 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Every year, we like to take a look back at the news events and stories that most resonated with our online readers. This year, the … Read more