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The Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act requires that a petitioner file his petition within three years after the date of his conviction. But the Act also contains a “special safety valve” that allows a petitioner to file an untimely postconviction petition if he or she alleges facts showing that the delay […]

A Milwaukee probationary police officer and the police union brought an action against the city and board of police commissioners alleging that the officer’s termination violated due process. The district court granted summary judgment to the city and police board and the plaintiffs appealed. The officer settled before oral argument […]

According to the Illinois Supreme Court, when an appellant does not specifically appeal the circuit court’s ruling with respect to certain issues, the appellate court’s decision is silent as to those issues, and the appellant fails to seek rehearing in the appellate court to ask that the court address those […]

This appeal provides updated and useful reminders about two points of appellate jurisdiction. First, the appellee brought a motion to dismiss one of two consolidated appeals for lack of jurisdiction, which a motion panel denied. However, a separate panel that decided the case noted that it had an independent duty […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently addressed a dispute between the Teamsters union and an employer. The Teamsters claimed that the purported sale of a business was a mere sham to evade the employer’s obligations under the collective bargaining agreement. The employer moved in the […]