Notice is hereby given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, proposes modifications to Circuit Rule 40(e).Written comments on the proposed rule changes should be sent by May 26, 2026, to:
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February 23, 2026 | Practice News
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February 23, 2026 | Practice News
Molshree Sharma in her February Illinois Bar Journal article, “When Courts Create Rules of Return,” notes that courts have sometimes ordered the return of a minor child under specific conditions that the petitioning parent must comply with to balance the competing concerns of ensuring the return of minor children to their habitual residence with preventing or ideally eliminating grave harm. These conditions are typically called “ameliorative measures” or “undertakings.” In her article, Sharma assesses the split in the U.S. -
February 23, 2026 | CLE
The Judiciary, Legal Academia, and Artificial Intelligence Going Forward -
February 20, 2026 | Practice News
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on submitted proposals on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. at the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, in Chicago. All proposals must be approved by the Illinois Supreme Court before they can take effect. The hearing will be livestreamed here. -
February 19, 2026 | Practice News
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for multiple attorney positions. -
February 18, 2026 | ISBA News
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February 17, 2026 |
Practice News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 17, 2026) — Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Counsel Stephanie Bradshaw in Kansas City and Counsel Bradley Dlatt in Chicago have joined the firm in the Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice Group.
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February 17, 2026 | Practice News
ATLANTA – February 17, 2026 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce three new office managing shareholders. -
February 17, 2026 | CLE
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February 17, 2026 | Practice News
In 2024, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court clarified the process to judicially remove liens from a decedent’s real estate in probate proceedings, explain Fredric Bryan Lesser and Jeffrey P. O’Kelley in their February 2026 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Lien Over.” That process and the decision explaining it, are not without controversy, Lesser and O’Kelly continue. In fact, in response to the Second District’s decision, the Illinois legislature is now considering amending the 138-year-old statute that empowers the probate court to remove liens.