Breaking legal news for Thursday, January 14

Central Illinois

• Lawsuits: Boys zapped in Kankakee school stun gun demo, Springfield State Journal-Register

Chicago area

• Chicago lawyer gets 7 years for role in Refco Inc. fraud, Chicago Business
• Alleged Burge torture victim goes free, Chicago Tribune
• Man ruled insane in 2004 slaying may be permanently institutionalized, Daily Herald

Northern Illinois

• FBI investigating Rock Island County Clerk's Office, Quad-City Times

Southern Illinois

• Fentanyl death blamed in Wal-Mart slip and fall, Madison/St. Clair Record

Nation

• DLA "working lawyer" explains why he and 8 others moved to Jackson Lewis, ABA Journal
• Lawyers advise delay in ending ban on gays in military, ABA Journal