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April 10, 2025
Paying Senator Directly Would Have Been 'Funky,' Jury Hears
A former red-light camera executive serving as the government's star witness in an Illinois senator's bribery trial acknowledged Thursday that only he raised concerns about keeping their relationship private and concealing financial payments so they wouldn't look "funky" to the public.
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April 10, 2025
Ex-Ill. Bank Exec Charged With $2M Check-Kiting Scheme
A former Illinois regional bank executive faces federal charges that he defrauded his employer out of nearly $2 million in a check-kiting scheme that falsely inflated his personal account at the bank by depositing checks from other accounts with insufficient funds.
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April 10, 2025
7th Circ. Probes Muldrow's Impact On United Age Bias Battle
The Seventh Circuit grappled Thursday with whether the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Muldrow decision meant it should revive a former United Airlines worker's age bias suit, pondering whether a negative performance review could be the basis for a valid discrimination case.
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April 10, 2025
Pa. Family Blames Fatal House Fire On Prosthetic Arm Battery
The surviving family members of a house fire that killed two people are suing prosthesis manufacturers Liberating Technologies Inc. and Ossur Americas Inc. and related companies in Pennsylvania state court, claiming the battery in a prosthetic arm that was being charged during the night started the fire.
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April 10, 2025
House Panel Ditches Bid For Northwestern Law Info After Suit
A U.S. House committee on Thursday backed away from an earlier request for documents about the funding and governance of legal clinics at Northwestern University's law school, citing "ongoing negotiations" with the university just one day after two Northwestern law professors alleged in federal court that they were being unlawfully targeted for purported "left-wing advocacy."

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