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A criminal trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys was halted suddenly Wednesday when prosecutors said they planned to file a rare mid-trial appeal after a judge limited testimony from a key witness and sharply criticized Kim Foxx’s office. The move pushes the criminal case into an indefinite […] Read More
Dave Ring, Neil Gehlawat and John Taylor On the surface, the deaths of Diego Stolz and Kurt Reinhold don’t seem to have much in common. Diego Stolz was a 13-year-old boy who died from injuries inflicted by bullies on the schoolyard. Kurt Reinhold was a 42-year-old Black man shot by […] Read More
attorney Cassandra Jackson attends a commission meeting where members take the oath of office on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 in Tallahassee, Fla.”/> After disparaging text messages from a top city staffer came to light, a city of Tallahassee attorney‘s abrupt resignation continues to reverberate through the Florida capital city’s political […] Read More
Hunter Biden’s attorney asked House Speaker Mike Johnson to stop House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith from “continuing their partisan political games” as the three top Republican lawmakers lead the House impeachment inquiry against President Biden. Hunter […] Read More
Prosecutors Gary Cobb, left, and Rob Drummond (Photo by Jana Birchum) The Chronicle will be in the courtroom and provide ongoing coverage of the Christopher Taylor trial. Catch up on the case and the ramifications of the verdict in this story. After more than two hours of closing arguments from […] Read More
Every lawyer knows that attorney-client communications are sacrosanct and should be protected. For this reason, many lawyers ask third parties to leave a room if attorney-client communications are occurring or seek private settings to have a conversation with clients. However, in certain instances in my career I have witnessed lawyers […] Read More
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon looks likely to lose an appeal over his contempt of Congress conviction, a legal expert told Newsweek, but Bannon’s lawyer explained why he believes Bannon’s appeal should be upheld. Oral arguments will be heard on Thursday at an appeals court in Washington, D.C., […] Read More
November 8, 2023 Legal disputes arising from construction projects commonly involve lien claims (in the case of private construction projects) or payment bond claims (in the case of public construction projects) asserted by a general contractor or subcontractor who hasn’t been timely paid for work or materials contributed to the […] Read More
The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended an Akron attorney for two years, with 18 months stayed, for failing to pay the bills of his personal-injury case clients and diverting some of their settlement funds for his own personal use. In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court found that […] Read More
Three years after Valparaiso University Law School closed its doors, attorneys in northwest Indiana say they’re already seeing the impact of losing what had been a reliable feeder of lawyers into the surrounding communities. Now, in a state already dealing with a shortage of attorneys, the part of Indiana affectionately […] Read More
