CDC closed its investigation of a multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to requesón cheese made by Clover Hill Dairy, LLC of Mechanicsville, Maryland on August 26, 2026, with a final count of 15 people sick in four states — Illinois, Maryland, New
In its 9th binding opinion for 2026, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) found in favor of a public body in a FOIA appeal involving a request for storm sewer infrastructure maps and records. PAC Op. 26-009. A
Federal Rule of Evidence 901(b)(4) provides that an item of evidence can be authenticated through
(4) Distinctive Characteristics and the Like. The appearance, contents, substance, internal patterns, or other distinctive characteristics of the item, taken together with all the circumstances.
Last week we reviewed our 2020-25 Best and Worst lists to see if any patterns emerged in terms of the federal circuits. Our tentative conclusions were that the Fifth Circuit is pretty defense-friendly and that the Third Circuit is pretty
After a severe truck accident, injured victims have the duty to prove up their legal right to damages with evidence that can disappear within weeks of the crash under FMCSA time deadlines.
For commercial truck accident victims and their loved
John M. Breen, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and Lee J. Strang, Ohio State University, have posted Jesuit Identity in American Legal Education: An Historical Examen:Georgetown Law Building, 1891-1971 (credit)Georgetown University opened its law
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An Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of a public body in a FOIA lawsuit, finding the appeal frivolous in Tidwell v. Illinois Department of Corrections.A requester submitted a request to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) seeking the
