Courts & Cases

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General Counsel Marni Malowitz speaks during the Illinois State Board of Elections meeting Jan. 30 at which the board kept former President Donald Trump on primary ballots in the state. A Cook County ruling to remove him was on hold pending the high court’s decision Monday. – AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Supreme Court restores Trump to primary ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot.
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SCOTUS rules public officials can be sued for blocking critics on social media

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump.
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Clinton Krislov, 74, recalled as ‘for the regular Joe’

Attorney and frequent political candidate Clinton A. Krislov brought in huge monetary settlements and awards over decades of practice.

Trial Notebook

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Court mulls over contract with survival clause

With no local precedent on the effect of a “survival clause” on the representations and warranties in an asset purchase agreement, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals looked to scholarly commentary and decisions from other jurisdictions when deciding whether the seller was entitled to judgment on the pleadings.

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