In May 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated what would have been a groundbreaking decision in Gary B. v. Whitmer, a case in which a…
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In May 2020, we reported on several lawsuits filed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In one case, the Chicago Teachers Union (“CTU”) filed a federal lawsuit against U.S….
In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Montana’s scholarship program for private school students cannot exclude students attending private religious schools simply based on…
In September 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) attempted to withdraw the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program, which deferred the deportation of individuals who arrived in the…
New Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation and Executive Orders 2020-47 & 2020-48 On July 24, 2020, the Governor issued a new Disaster Proclamation, Executive Order 2020-47, and Executive Order 2020-48. The new…
In May 2020, the Illinois General Assembly convened for a Special Session after a two-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Special Session focused on limited issues, including those…
The Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Invenergy Nelson, LLC, a power company, against a school board to enforce a property tax abatement issued…
Effective May 12, 2020, ISBE changed its rules for accounting for Tort Immunity and Judgement Funds and Student Activity Funds, and added a new category of Fiduciary Funds by amending…
In University of Chicago v. Department of Revenue, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the University’s properties that were used by a for-profit daycare provider were not entitled to property…