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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Judge Celia Gamrath leans into appellate experience in 1st District race

Judge Celia G. Gamrath is confident that her prior appellate experience and current role in Cook County Circuit Court’s Chancery Division will prove a powerful framework if she’s elected to the 1st District Appellate Court.
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Jury selection begins in Montana trial against BNSF over asbestos deaths

Jury selection began Monday in a lawsuit against Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a small Montana town near the U.S.-Canada border where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.

Trial Notebook

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Judge offers guidance for avoiding federal ‘trap’ in med-mal case

Joining a decision from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed a judgment against two “unwary litigants” who were blindsided by “surprise hurdles” created by a combined operation of the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act, Circuit Judge Amul Thapar wrote separately “to explain how litigants can avoid these traps and preserve meritorious claims.”

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