Legal News & Updates

We monitor legal developments to provide timely, insightful guidance, keeping our clients informed of the latest changes in laws, regulations, and industry trends. Our team stays engaged in the evolution of the law, enabling us to proactively address emerging issues and offer strategic counsel for both current and future challenges.

Latest Updates & News

Chicago-Kent College of Law OCI Fair

2025 Chicago-Kent College of Law OCI Fair

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Supreme Court Rules Students Claiming Disability Discrimination Do Not Face Higher Standard of Proof than Other ADA and Rehabilitation Act Plaintiffs

SCOTUS unanimously ruled in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 that students suing educational institutions for disability discrimination should not have to face a higher standard of proof than plaintiffs in other federal discrimination lawsuits brought under the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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2025 ED-RED & Lake ROE Mini-Summit Recap

Recap of 2025 ED-RED & Lake ROE Mini-Summit.

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Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair

2025 Cook County Bar Association Minority Law Student Job Fair

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LGBTQ+ Books in Schools and Religious Rights Under Review by SCOTUS

The U.S. Supreme Court will be weighing in on an important case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, concerning parental rights to the free exercise of religion and the authority of school districts over curriculum content and required instruction in the classroom.

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Supreme Court Reverses “Reverse Discrimination” Employment Law Standard

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services.

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FOIA Update: Binding Opinions and Case Decisions

This In Brief will provide you with a summary of the binding opinions issued by the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) since our March 2011 publication[1] and two recent FOIA cases. Binding Opinions…

Robbins Schwartz Named as One of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicago for Third Consecutive Year by The National Association For Business Resources

For the third consecutive year, Robbins Schwartz was named as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago. The National Association for Business Resources (NABR)…

Amendment to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act Makes College Employees and Coaches “Mandated Reporters”

On June 27, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn has signed an amendment to Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, Public Act 97-0711, to require “personnel of institutions of higher education”…

Illinois ASBO Board Honors Kenneth Florey with the Above and Beyond Award

The Illinois Association of School Business Officials Board of Directors presented Kenneth M. Florey with it’s Above and Beyond Award on May 17, 2012. This award recognizes a Service Associate…

What to Do When Unsafe Properties Pose a Threat to the Welfare of the Citizens in Your Township

“What to Do When Unsafe Properties Pose a Threat to the Welfare of the Citizens in Your Township” by M. Neal Smith, Jr. was published in the January 2012 issue…
School Construction

MBE and FBE Goals Applicable to School Construction Projects

On February 16, 2012, Governor Quinn announced that Illinois school districts statewide will receive more than $623 million for school construction. Under Public Act 96-1064, which became effective July 16,…

SB 7 Sequence of Dismissal RIF List Deadline Approaches

This In Brief will highlight the upcoming deadlines related to reductions-in-force (“RIF”) of teachers. It specifically addresses the timelines and additional requirements a district may have under SB 7. Timeline…

Illinois Supreme Court Accepts Case Challenging the Illinois Public School Funding System

On January 25, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s education funding system, Carr v. Koch, (2011) Ill. App.…

Anti-“Slapp” Law Strikes Only at Suits Filed Solely to Silence Citizen Participation in Government . . . Not Bona Fide Defamation Claims by Public Officials

Interpreting the state’s “anti-SLAPP” (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute enacted in 2007, the Illinois Supreme Court has opined that the law does not prevent public employees and officials from…

Non-Tenured Techer Dismissal Checklist

This In Brief will summarize school district’s obligations under The School Code for non-reemployment and dismissal of non-tenured teachers for performance reasons only. This summary does not apply to reduction-in-force (“RIF”) layoff of non-tenured…