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Migrants from Venezuela prepare for relocation to a refugee shelter Dec. 23 in Matamoros, Mexico. The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. The restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19. – AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File

US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Latin America and elsewhere to reach the United States.
By Rebecca Santana and Elliot Spagat
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Chief Justice Theis officially sworn in with warm words ahead of session

Fresh off a retention victory in last week’s general election, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis was officially sworn in Monday to her new leadership role, which she has held since Oct. 26.
By Grace Barbic
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Foxx says ‘justice has been served’ by R. Kelly’s previous sex-abuse convictions

A Cook Circuit judge dismissed sex-abuse charges against R&B singer R. Kelly on Tuesday based on the recommendation of county State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
By Claire Savage and Michael Tarm

Trial Notebook

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Special deadline stymied claim against lawyers

Two of Walter “Skip” Starck’s children and the administrator of the third’s estate relied on evidence gathered during a Cook County will contest to support a lawsuit against a lawyer and his firm for alleged malpractice and tortious interference with their inheritance expectancies.
By Steven P. Garmisa

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A U.S. Supreme Court police officer walks by during a voting rights rally at the Supreme Court in 2021 in Washington. High court personnel are showing up on college campuses, military bases and other venues to try to fill some of the many vacancies on the force that protects the nine justices and the court building.
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Supreme Court offers bonuses, debt relief to lure police hires
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, at lectern, announced Monday she is dropping sex abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year prison sentence in a New York case and awaits sentencing Feb. 23 in Chicago federal court.
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Foxx says ‘justice has been served’ by R. Kelly’s previous sex-abuse convictions
President Joe Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 3, 2022. The breakfast is one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington. But due to concerns the gathering had become too divisive, it's splitting from the private religious group that had overseen it for decades. The organizer and host for this year’s breakfast Thursday will be a new foundation headed by former Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
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Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over
Paul Morella is bringing his one-man show to Chicago’s legal community. “A Passion for Justice: An Encounter with Clarence Darrow” is hosted by the Chicago Bar Association. “He packed more into one lifetime than most people do,” Morella says after portraying Darrow onstage for more than 20 years.
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Actor Paul Morella explores layers of Clarence Darrow story
Cook County Circuit Judge John F. Lyke Jr., from left, Larry R. Rogers Sr.; Larry R. Rogers Jr. and Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. discussed the legacy of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall after a screening of the film "Marshall" at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2018. “Lawyer’s lawyer” Larry Rogers Sr. died at 75.
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Larry Rogers Sr. remembered for record-breaking recoveries, high-impact cases