Illinois Supreme Court
Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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Schneider, Illinois GOP rebuke Justice Kilbride's decision in Chicago vs. Fraternal Order of Police
In a recent Illinois Supreme Court case, Justice Thomas Kilbride provided the lone dissenting vote in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police, drawing immediate criticism from Illinois GOP chairman Tim Schneider.
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Attorney claims questions remain about DBE program, reverse discrimination
An Illinois anti-discrimination law causes reverse discrimination and creates millions in lost revenue, according to a recent lawsuit.
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From Madison Record
Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
Critics of policy decisions that prop up labor organizations at the expense of taxpayers have said it’s no mistake that some of the state's most consequential and political legal battles - contract negotiations, worker pay and union dues - have been filed in “union friendly” St. Clair County.
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From Madison Record
Kolker sides with state labor in vacating Rauner's nullification of 'fair share'
St. Clair County Associate Judge Chris Kolker has ruled that Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order prohibiting the collection of union dues from non-union state workers violates collective bargaining agreements.
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Analyst fears widespread repercussions from court-ordered tax to fund pensions in Harvey
An appellate court's decision to order the City of Harvey to levy a tax to supply its firefighters’ pension fund has set a frightening precedent, Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon contends.