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  • June 26, 2026

    Elite Schools Must Face Aid-Fixing Trial First, Appeal Later

    Cornell University and certain other elite schools defending against students' accusations that they illegally conspired to fix their financial aid offerings will not be able to challenge an order sending those claims to trial before a jury resolves them first, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

  • June 26, 2026

    To Protect And Stalk: How Some Police Misuse Plate Readers

    Police officers' abuse of public surveillance technology to stalk people in their private lives highlights the need for greater transparency and accountability when it comes to how these tools are used, say experts.

  • June 26, 2026

    Ex-Cal Basketball Player Sues NCAA Over Age Eligibility Rule

    The National Collegiate Athletic Association was sued in Illinois federal court Thursday by a proposed class of athletes challenging a new policy that restricts players to five years of eligibility with no opportunity for "redshirting" or other eligibility waivers, arguing it imposes "restrictions that arbitrarily and disparately cut short college athletes' ability to compete."

  • June 26, 2026

    Justices' Montgomery Ruling Doesn't Expand Shipper Liability

    Whether negligent hiring liability claims against shippers will increase after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II is anyone's guess, but the ruling itself will have no impact on shippers' actual liability in personal injury claims relating to trucking accidents, says Ronald Leibman at McCarter & English.

  • June 26, 2026

    3rd Circ. Decision Sheds Light On BIPA Bank Exemption

    The Third Circuit's recent decision in McGoveran v. Amazon illuminates how courts are extending the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act's financial institution carveout beyond banks and insurers to technology vendors and other businesses handling biometric data, a defendant-friendly shift that still casts uncertainty around BIPA's enforcement, say attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney.

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