SCOTUS

• Justices void law banning videos of animal cruelty, New York Times

State

• Lawsuits over Illinois budget mess could be coming, Quad-City Times

Central Illinois

• Paprocki named Springfield bishop, Springfield State Journal-Register
• Suit against deceased B-N priest moves forward, Bloomington Pantagraph

Chicago area

• 3 plead not guilty to armored car robbery plot, Chicago Tribune

Northern Illinois

• Man charged after bringing drugs into police department, DeKalb Daily Chronicle

Southern Illinois

• Former Illinois State Police director calls Mitchell's actions "irresponsible", Belleville News-Democrat

Nation

• Small foreclosure firm's big bucks: Back office grossed $260M in 2009, ABA Journal
• Lawyer accused of beating client with a baseball bat accepts plea deal, ABA Journal