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The lawsuit claims Jason Brown ordered a team of officers and a sergeant to guard his Bridgeport home during the height of the protests and riots last summer, diverting department resources without proper approval.

Chicago Officer Suing City Over Retaliation Allegations Stemming From 2020 Unrest A Chicago police sergeant who says he blew the whistle on a superior who was using department resources to protect his own home during the height of last year’s unrest now claims he has been retaliated against for reporting the misconduct.

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Op-ed: Obama Presidential Center. Right project, wrong location. The Obama Foundation has declined every invitation to engage the issue of “feasible and prudent alternatives” when it comes to the Obama Presidential Center, and has instead mounted a marketing campaign, the central theme of which is that the Jackson Park site is a fait accompli, writes Jamie Ka...

As crackdown looms, South Korea's defiant crypto fans dig in

As crackdown looms, South Korea's defiant crypto fans dig in Yun Hae-ri, a 26-year-old South Korean cryptocurrency investor, has seen the value of a coin named Metadium nearly wiped out since she bought it in April.

Pritzker asks appeals court to lift feds oversight of state hiring, imposed to block political hiring practices.

Pritzker asks appeals court to lift feds oversight of state hiring, imposed to block political hiring practices Reform advocates have said Pritzker's request is premature, because the state hasn't shown it has stopped politically motivated hiring

The new filing seeks a court order requiring the city to issue the operating permit that Southside Recycling says it is owed under both an agreement with City Hall and under city rules

General Iron turns to Cook Co. court, says it followed rules, yet city refuses permit for new scrap metal recycling plant Metal recycler General Iron lost in federal court, on a narrow ruling, and now has taken to state court its claims that the city has violated its own rules and the law in bowing to activists opposed to its new South Side recycling facility.

California is trying to determine the future of its bar exam, including by watching what New York is doing as that state considers going its own way to test prospective lawyers’ knowledge.

California Officials Consider Bar Exam Options, Possible Changes California is trying to determine the future of its bar exam, including by watching what New York is doing as that state considers going its own way to test prospective lawyers’ knowledge.

U.S. ma*****na ban 'may no longer be necessary' - Justice Thomas

U.S. ma*****na ban 'may no longer be necessary' - Justice Thomas U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday said the federal ban on the cultivation and use of ma*****na within states "may no longer be necessary or proper" and that inconsistent enforcement led to "traps" for ma*****na businesses.

“These provisions manifest a congressional intent to prohibit any of the coronavirus relief funds from being used to pay state and local pension liabilities,” Judge Mitchell wrote. http://ow.ly/K90o50FkwhZ.

Judge: Pension fund can't claim Harvey, Illinois' federal ARPA aid The fiscally strained Chicago suburb's firefighters' fund isn't entitled to share in ARPA relief under a 2018 settlement, a state circuit court judge ruled.

A federal judge has reversed course and decided to let Blue Cross and others pursue a fraud action under Illinois laws accusing Walgreens of overbilling for prescription drugs.

Blue Cross given green light to resume fraud lawsuit vs Walgreens over prescription prices Health insurance giant alleged the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy giant executives devised a scheme to overbill for prescriptions

The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a federal judge's controversial ruling that overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, in which he likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife.

9th Circuit Appeals Court blocks the overturn of California's assault weapons ban The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a federal judge's controversial ruling that overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, in which he likened the AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife.