Can't misuse pre-hire drug tests: U.S. judge
Employers may not use a test for
the presence of illegal drugs as a guise to
determine whether a job applicant is
legally taking prescription medication, a
federal judge has held.
Leak of cop info counts as crime: panel
The 1st District Appellate Court
on Wednesday upheld the official misconduct conviction of a former Glenwood police dispatcher who passed
along confidential police information to a
suspected drug dealer who was also the
father of her child.
Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder?
WASHINGTON — The first
black man elected U.S. president is
poised to name Washington lawyer Eric
H. Holder Jr. as the nation's first black
attorney general — a historic appointment but one with some potential political problems over a 2001 pardon.
Raid on plant, prosecutions recounted at law school
The mass prosecution of more
than 300 workers after a federal raid in
May on a Postville, Iowa, meatpacking
plant was improper, inhumane and a
''gross travesty of justice,'' a series of
speakers charged here Wednesday.
Judge blocks Illinois from moving inmates
CHAMPAIGN — A judge has
temporarily blocked the State of Illinois
from moving inmates out of a central
Illinois prison the governor wants to
close.
Advantage of corporate bankruptcy dwindling
Now it's insurers making pitch for health coverage mandate
Justices disbar 7, suspend 15
Crime in Ill. drops in every category
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Trial Notebook:
Creditor wins fresh chance to stake claim against house
Battling to collect on a $166,252
judgment against Garry Less, Hong
Kong Electro-Chemical Works contends
that Less is the real owner of a $590,000
house in north suburban Riverwoods.
Case Summaries:
In Chambers:
Compassion for victims sent her to the law
Lawyers' Forum:
A rescue plan without taxpayer money
Don't dump on free trade
Jury Verdict:
Verdicts/Settlements
A sampling from courts around the state.
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