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Alexi Giannoulia
Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois secretary of state, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature,” on Sept. 12, 2023. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

E-filing, remote hearings come to Illinois Court of Claims

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced new technologies to be used in the state's Court of Claims designed to replace intensive and manual processes.
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Trump and friends
President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order beside Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

State leaders, civil rights groups respond to ‘dangerous’ Trump order banning state AI laws

Many lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning state AI laws as a threat to states' rights and a handout to Big Tech.
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