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A bronze sculpture of John Harvard sits on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard, a private institution, and the University of North Carolina, a state school, discriminate against high-scoring Asian American applicants. A decision against the schools could mean the end of affirmative action in college admissions.

Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions

Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, left, approaches members of the media outside client Bill Cosby's home in 2021. Cook County Circuit Judge William Raines has been placed on restricted duties after he mocked Bonjean in his courtroom.

Cook County judge put on restricted duties over disparaging comments

Judge Robert Adrian presides over court in Adams County, Illinois, in 2020. Adrian, who found an 18-year-old man guilty of sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl, was reassigned from criminal to small claims court in the 8th Judicial Circuit after throwing out the conviction this month, saying the 148 days the man spent in jail was punishment enough.

Judge who tossed sexual-assault conviction reassigned to small claims

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who opposes mandates, speaks outside the Supreme Court after arguments about vaccine-or-testing requirements on Friday in Washington with deputy Louisiana Attorney General Bill Stiles. On Thursday, the Court halted a rule applying to large employers but allowed another to stand for most health care workers.

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for large employers

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, marks a year in the role this week. Above, he holds his first news conference after taking the Oath of Office to become speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 102nd General Assembly on Jan. 13, 2021, at the Bank of Springfield Center.

Welch reflects on first year as Illinois House speaker