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September 25, 2009 - Late on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Kocoras issued a ruling ending a long-standing consent decree that sought to promote racial integration in Chicago Public Schools.
Earlier today a three judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Zbaraz v. Madigan, a case considering the constitutionality of the 1995 Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act.
July 8, 2009 - Yesterday, a federal district court issued an order decertifying the class in Ligas v.
CHICAGO - Budget cuts forced by Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly endanger the safety and lives of children in the state's foster care system.
CHICAGO - Commenting on a judge's order dissolving a nearly three-decade old consent decree that provided ground rules for Chicago police when investigating activities protected by the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois noted today that such investiga