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PRACTICE
NEWS
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| 510 |
LAWPULSE
| By Helen
W. Gunnarsson |
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Payable-on-death accounts; ethics-rules updates;
"station adjustments" for kids; what court reporters want;
and more.
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516
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ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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Underlying defendant's solvency an element
of legal malpractice; guidelines passed for distinguishing employees
from independent contractors; horse meat unfit for humans; and more.
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| ARTICLES |
| 520 |
ESTATE PLANNING
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By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Estate
Planning for the Rest of Us
Most people don't have estates large enough to owe tax
when they die. But they still need estate-planning advice.
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| 526 |
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
| By Mark E. Wojcik
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Race-Based
School Assignments After
Parents Involved in Community Schools
The Supreme Court struck down a pair of
race-based plans for assigning students to public schools. So what
kinds of plans do pass constitutional muster? |
| 532 |
CORPORATIONS | By Gail Petravick
and Coleen Troutman
|
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Does
the LLC Make the Illinois
Close Corporation with S Election
Obsolete?
The LLC has many benefits
and few negatives for closely held businesses. Will it make the Subchapter
S election obsolete? |
| 542 |
FAMILY LAW/GUARDIANSHIPS | By Julie
M. Harcum
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Terminating
Guardianships and Returning Children to Parents: Pitfalls and Possibilities
Is it enough that a parent is "fit, willing, and able,"
or may a child be returned only if doing so serves his or her "best
interest"? |
| 546 |
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE/ EVIDENCE
|
By Howard W. Anderson
III |
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Davis
v Washington Narrows
the Scope of "Testimonial" Hearsay
Prosecutors can't introduce "testimonial"
hearsay unless the defendant had a chance to cross-examine the unavailable
declarant. Davis tells us when a statement is not "testimonial." |
