Illinois Supreme Court: Health care workers exempt from biometric privacy law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The health care industry is exempt from Illinois’ strict Biometric Information Privacy Act because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, according to a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court dockets another challenge to Illinois’ gun ban
In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — The U.S. Supreme Court now has another challenge against Illinois’ gun ban on its docket.
Illinois Supreme Court rules FOIA of FOID information not allowed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The Illinois Supreme Court says people cannot file public records requests to get information about their Firearm Owners ID card. In September, the Illinois Supreme Court heard a case brought by two individuals
Social Justice Advocate shot and killed during home invasion in L.A.
Michael Latt, a prominent Hollywood social justice advocate, was shot and killed in his Los Angeles home on Monday. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the 33-year-old Latt was fatally shot by an intruder in his
Trump gag order is reinstated in New York fraud trial
Former President Donald Trump has been barred from making public comments about court staff in his ongoing civil fraud trial, after a New York appellate court sided with the judge in the case who imposed the gag
Frontman Shane MacGowan of the Pogues dies at age 65
Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65. MacGowan’s cause of death has not been revealed. MacGowan’s wife, journalist Victoria Mary Clarke, announced her husband’s death on social media: “I don’t know how
Godsmack to launch 2024 North American theater tour
Godsmack have announced the intimate “Vibez” 2024 North American tour, billed as “an intimate evening with Godsmack” which will see the band performing stripped-down acoustic/electric sets and sharing “untold stories.” The band posted on X: “An intimate