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A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
The ban “threatens to reduce retail revenues by $28.3 billion, displacing 225,000 jobs and reducing state sales tax potential by $2.1 billion,” according to a report last month from Whitney Economics,...
www.chicagotribune.com
October 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
Social media influencers may soon be required to disclose campaign ties
Social media influencers may soon be required to disclose campaign ties
State Rep. Curtis Tarver plans to introduce legislation that would enact such a requirement.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Social media influencers may soon be required to disclose campaign ties
Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog warns lawmakers on sexual harassment: ‘Someone always knows’
Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog warns lawmakers on sexual harassment: ‘Someone always knows’
David Risley was chosen as acting legislative inspector general after the previous officeholder, Michael McCuskey, resigned amid questions over how he handled the sexual harassment investigation of former...
www.chicagotribune.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog warns lawmakers on sexual harassment: ‘Someone always knows’
Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
abc7chicago.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
Costco 'Health Washing' Electrolyte Drink Mix, Customer Says
Costco 'Health Washing' Electrolyte Drink Mix, Customer Says - Law360
Costco has been accused in Washington federal court of illegally "health-washing" its variety pack of Kirkland brand electrolyte drink mix by labeling the product as though it's sugar-free despite containing...
www.law360.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Costco 'Health Washing' Electrolyte Drink Mix, Customer Says
Live Nation Fights States' Latest Bid For Insight Into DOJ Deal
Live Nation Fights States' Latest Bid For Insight Into DOJ Deal - Law360
Live Nation has fired back against the latest request in New York federal court by some state attorneys general seeking material related to Live Nation's midtrial antitrust settlement with the U.S. Department...
www.law360.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Live Nation Fights States' Latest Bid For Insight Into DOJ Deal
Dunkin' Sued Over Allulose In 'Zero Sugar' Energy Drinks
Dunkin' Sued Over Allulose In 'Zero Sugar' Energy Drinks - Law360
The owner of Dunkin' faces a proposed class action claiming its "zero-sugar" energy drink is deceptively marketed and actually contains "a rare sugar," according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts...
www.law360.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Dunkin' Sued Over Allulose In 'Zero Sugar' Energy Drinks
AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards
AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards - Law360
The Trump administration was hit with multiple suits by a coalition of 27 attorneys general and environmental groups Friday challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recent decision...
www.law360.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards
States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal
States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal - Law360
A coalition of 43 states and territories is seeking court approval of a $400 million settlement that would resolve allegations Sandoz Inc. and its subsidiary Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. participated...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
States Seek OK Of $400M Sandoz Generic Price-Fixing Deal
Attys Don't Share Roberts' Complaints About Oral Arguments
Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree. - Law360
Near the end of last term, Chief Justice John Roberts voiced his frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court's lengthening oral argument sessions and suggested the justices might tweak their format over the...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Attys Don't Share Roberts' Complaints About Oral Arguments
Judge Says Rooftop Biz Cubs Ticket Sales Going, Going Gone
Judge Says Rooftop Biz Cubs Ticket Sales Going, Going Gone - Law360
An Illinois federal judge granted the Chicago Cubs' bid for a permanent injunction barring the Wrigley View rooftop business from selling tickets to watch the team's baseball games or using its trademarks...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Judge Says Rooftop Biz Cubs Ticket Sales Going, Going Gone
BREAKING: Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Chief's Retaliation Suit
BREAKING: Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Chief's Retaliation Suit - Law360
A Cook County jury sided with Northwestern University on Friday on claims by its former gender and sexuality center director that he was unlawfully fired and banned from campus in retaliation for criticizing...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
BREAKING: Northwestern Beats Ex-Gender Chief's Retaliation Suit
5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall - Law360
The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Monday to begin its 2026 October Term, which includes several cases that could determine the future of climate change tort litigation, expand religious freedoms and...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
Illinois residents who purchased generic drugs could be eligible for a payout
www.nbcchicago.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Illinois residents who purchased generic drugs could be eligible for a payout
$4M in taxpayer funds proposed for ballistics investigations
$4M in taxpayer funds proposed for ballistics investigations
(The Center Square) – Legislation in the Illinois House is calling for $4 million in state taxpayer funds to help analyze cartridge casings recovered at crime scenes and from guns
www.thecentersquare.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
$4M in taxpayer funds proposed for ballistics investigations
Mid-West Truckers Association requests emergency relief on Illinois motor fuel sales tax
www.ajot.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Mid-West Truckers Association requests emergency relief on Illinois motor fuel sales tax
ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at National Gun Rights Conference
ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at National Gun Rights Conference
ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at National Gun Rights Conference - Illinois Review
www.illinoisreview.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at National Gun Rights Conference
New Morgan Lewis Chair On Leading 'Very Special Firm'
New Morgan Lewis Chair On Leading 'Very Special Firm' - Law360
It's been six months since Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that longtime firm Chair Jami McKeon will be retiring at the end of the year and passing the leadership baton to partner David A. McManus.
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
New Morgan Lewis Chair On Leading 'Very Special Firm'
Kraft Wheat Traders Lose Class Status, Keep Antitrust Claim
Kraft Wheat Traders Lose Class Status, Keep Antitrust Claim - Law360
Kraft Foods has convinced a Chicago federal judge to decertify two classes of investors and toss most of their decade-old claims accusing the food conglomerate and its snack food spinoff of manipulating...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Kraft Wheat Traders Lose Class Status, Keep Antitrust Claim
Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'
Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'
Ten nonprofits, including Housing Action Illinois, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for attempting to claw back funding allocated for housing counseling services.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'
Ill. Judge To Probe Misconduct In ICE Protester Prosecution
Ill. Judge To Probe Misconduct In ICE Protester Prosecution - Law360
Further fact-finding is necessary to determine whether any misrepresentations or inaccuracies Chicago prosecutors offered while pursuing a since-tossed criminal conspiracy case against six immigration...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Ill. Judge To Probe Misconduct In ICE Protester Prosecution
AbbVie Gets Humira Antitrust Suit Trimmed, But Not Tossed
AbbVie Gets Humira Antitrust Suit Trimmed, But Not Tossed - Law360
An Illinois federal judge tossed all but one claim in a sheet metal worker health plan's putative class action against AbbVie for allegedly causing artificially inflated prices for the rheumatoid arthritis...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
AbbVie Gets Humira Antitrust Suit Trimmed, But Not Tossed
MLB Can't Bat Ticket Theft Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says
MLB Can't Bat Ticket Theft Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says - Law360
A New York federal judge denied a Major League Baseball unit's bid to compel arbitration in a proposed class action over digital security breaches that allegedly led to the disappearance of game tickets...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
MLB Can't Bat Ticket Theft Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says
7th Circ. Asks When Intl. Arbitration Pacts Are 'Null And Void'
7th Circ. Asks When Intl. Arbitration Pacts Are 'Null And Void' - Law360 UK
A Seventh Circuit judge questioned Thursday whether consumers should be forced to arbitrate their claims against online casino operators in Canada if Ontario law could ultimately invalidate any resulting...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
7th Circ. Asks When Intl. Arbitration Pacts Are 'Null And Void'
DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims
DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims - Law360
A North Carolina federal court has refused to toss antitrust claims from state enforcers accusing RealPage of providing software that allows residential building owners to inflate rents, despite RealPage's...
www.law360.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
DOJ's RealPage Deal Doesn't End States' Antitrust Claims