The First District Appellate Court has confirmed the removal of Joseph “Joe” Severino and Rantch Isquith from the March 17, 2026 Republican primary ballot for Governor and Lieutenant Governor after they failed to meet the 5,000-signature requirement for statewide candidates.
Yesterday the Supreme Court decided GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), holding that the federal contractor doctrine recognized in Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Construction Co., 309 U.S. 18 (1940), is a merits defense rather than
In Learning Resources v. Trump, the Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The Court treated tariffs as what the Constitution calls them: “Duties” or “Imposts,” falling
A complaint filed February 24, 2026, with the Federal Election Commission alleges that Daniel Biss, his principal campaign committee (Biss for Congress), and his state committee (Friends of Daniel Biss) violated the Federal Election Campaign Act by using nonfederal funds
When a candidate is removed from the ballot in Illinois, the path forward runs through the courts.
Tedora Brown, a Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois’s 11th Congressional District, was removed from the March 17, 2026 primary ballot after the
After adopting a year-end budget that included a 10.25% tax on online sports wagering, Chicago now faces a constitutional challenge to its home rule taxing power. The lawsuit raises broader questions about municipal income-based taxes in Illinois.
Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters (Labor)
Striking workers who do not take reasonable precautions to protect against property damage are not protected by the National Labor Relations Act, because this is a well-established carve-out, the state tort law claims are not
Calcutt v. FDIC (Administrative)
Listen to the Calcutt v. FDIC Decision Syllabus here.
A banker was suspended and fined by the FDIC for actions he took on one financially troubled account. The Supreme Court reversed the Sixth Circuit, reasoning that
