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Leading Tuesday's states brief, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard arguments today in a case concerning the visitation rights of grandparents. Since the 2002 US Supreme Court decsion in Troxel v. Granville Ohio courts have issued conflicting...

Illinois pharmacist Luke Vander Bleek has filed suit to oppose a state order that the emergency contraceptive "morning-after pill" be made available immediately. Vander Bleek, a Roman Catholic who owns two pharmacies, claims that the Illinois Health Care Right...

The Illinois House and Senate sent a bill to Governor Rod Blagojevich early Tuesday seeking to lower doctors' medical malpractice insurance rates by capping medical malpractice damage awards. SB 475 ...

The Illinois Senate voted Saturday to ban the sale of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors. The Safe Games Act , would punish sales clerks who knowingly sell adult video games to minors. A seller could defend...

In response to recent refusals by some pharmacists objecting on moral grounds to filling prescriptions for emergency contraceptives or birth control pills, federal legislators unveiled a draft bill on Thursday that would require pharmacies to fill all prescriptions,...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 2.President Bush will deliver his 2005 State of the Union address tonight at 9 PM ET, followed by a...

The Illinois General Assembly Tuesday passed a bill that would require state protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation. The House gave its approval on the last possible day by a vote of 65-51; the Senate had...