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Suits Filed Against State Marriage Law
The Thomas More Society recently filed a Motion in behalf of Christie Webb of Tazewell County in central Illinois and Kerry Hirtzel of Effingham County in southern Illinois asking to intervene so that it can be allowed to defend Illinois’s marriage law in response to...
Like Button on Facebook Sells You…
Previously, Facebook’s “Like” button allowed Facebook to use the name and photo of the user to plug the product liked. However, Facebook has recently settled a class-action lawsuit in which Facebook must make it clear to users what clicking “Like” does and allowing...
Eavesdropping Changes on Hold by the Legislature
At least two cases are being considered in where Illinois’s Eavesdropping Statute was found unconstitutional. However, Representative Elaine Nekritz said that she would consider sponsoring another bill if no movement is made by the courts. So far, she has tried twice...
ACLU Challenges IL Gay Marriage Ban
In two separate lawsuits, both the ACLU of Illinois and the New York-based Lambda Legal are representing a combined 25 couples statewide challenging a state law that defines marriage as between a man and woman. The suit argues that the Illinois Constitution’s due...
Traffic Stop on Youtube Leads to Civil Rights Lawsuit
Terrance Huff and his passenger were traveling along Interstate 55-70 through Collinsville when they were stopped by police officer Michael Reichert. Huff and his friend were headed home after visiting a Star Trek exhibit in St. Louis. Around 8:00 a.m., on December 4,...
Can You Fix Online Defamation?
It’s not easy to remove malicious comments about yourself or your business from the Internet. Authors can be held responsible, but often the sites are protected against defamation lawsuits under the Communications Decency Act of 1996. However, allowing websites...
NY Twitter Feed Can Be Subpoenaed
In New York, a judge has ruled that an Occupy Wall Street protester cannot stop prosecutors from getting his tweets. The judge said there was no overreaching for the request of the protester’s public tweets for weeks before and months after his arrest for disorderly...
Class-Action Suit on Speed Cameras
Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Chicago with regard to the City’s red light cameras. The suit argues that the use of such cameras is illegal. The suit is being led by 2 plaintiffs, but leaves the door open for others to join. The...
Police Officer Arrested for DUI
In the city of Alton, a police officer has been placed on restricted desk duty while an investigation is being conducted of the officer who has been accused of drunk driving and fleeing the scene of an accident. It is believed that the officer rear-ended a car and...
Tougher Laws for Speeders
New legislation is pending that bars anyone who is speeding more than 25 miles per hour on a non-rural road or more than 30 miles per hour on a highway from getting court supervision. Court supervision allows an individual to keep his or her driving record clean...