On Tuesday September 3rd the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit against the Rams owner, Stan Kroenke, and the NFL must be heard in an open court room and not behind the closed doors of arbitration.[1] The City’s lawsuit alleges that the Rams violated the NFL’s 1984 league guidelines. The league and Mr. Kroenke …
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Back in 2004, Illinois passed what is known as the Gender Violence Act in an effort to deter violence directed toward women. Since its inception, the Gender Violence Act has undergone little change. It classified gender-related violence as a form of sex discrimination and allowed a person who had been subjected to gender-related violence to …
On February 20, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Timbs v. Indiana, ruling that the State of Indiana’s seizure of Timbs’ $42,000 Land Rover violated the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution as an excessive fine.[1] This new decision is sure to have a major impact on property seizures by law enforcement agencies …
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The new year has brought multiple changes and additions to the current laws of Illinois. One law that has been modified with the new year is the Animal Control Act’s new provisions regarding “reckless dog owners.” A person can now be found to be a “reckless dog owner” if they own a dog that kills …
There are a variety of ways people can be bad neighbors, so let?s look at some of the most common types of bad neighbors before we start talking about what to do about them. Noisy neighbors: these are the ones who make a lot of noise that might disturb you when you?re at home, especially …
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