The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) is proud to announce it was awarded $5,000 from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to support activities related to Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), raising awareness of the 50th Anniversary of the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act (JJDPA), and Juvenile Detention in Illinois.
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October 21, 2024 | Practice News
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October 21, 2024 | Practice News
In her October 2024 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Much Ado About Little,” Katherine Hanson questions whether, as some legal scholars have claimed, that the COVID-19 pandemic may have paved the way toward extinction of the doctrine of forum non conveniens due to the technological innovations the pandemic ushered in. -
October 21, 2024 | Practice News
Leading appellate attorneys review the two Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Friday, October 18.1 comment (Most recent October 21, 2024) -
October 17, 2024 | CLE
Join us for a discussion on the collateral consequences stemming from a DUI or criminal charge and how that may impact your client’s professional licensing, driving privileges, FOID card, and conceal carry license. Additional topics include the ethical issues to consider when using artificial intelligence in your traffic law practice, and how to identify and manage burnout and mental fatigue as an attorney. -
October 15, 2024 |
Practice News
Notice is hereby given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, proposes the rescission of Circuit Rule 35 in anticipation of the elimination of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35.
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October 15, 2024 |
ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association's Cook County judicial ratings for the November 5, 2024, election are available online. In Cook County, an ISBA Judicial Evaluations committee used the results of a questionnaire, background investigations, and in-person interviews to rate candidates for all judicial offices. Candidates for the Appellate Court outside of Cook County were also evaluated using this method.
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October 14, 2024 | Practice News
As Illinois’ Generative and Natural Language Processing Task Force, charged with assessing legislation, rules, and policies, and educating members and the public at large, on the vast implications of artificial intelligence (AI), its findings and recommendations may ultimately shape best practices in Illinois, including its courts, says Rodney R. -
October 11, 2024 | CLE
Tens of thousands of people await trial from the confines of jail each year in Illinois, with the most common reason being their inability to post bail. But pre-trial detention can cause many issues – most notably the loss of wages or employment of those being detained. Join us for this in-depth look at the pros and cons of pre-trial detention, as well as: the most common issues being seen w by courts across the State; the questions to ask regarding the pre-trial detention of a defendant; and how to best preserve issues for appeal. -
October 10, 2024 | Practice News
In the early to mid-1990s, Illinois attorney Karen Conti and her husband and law partner Greg Adamski took on serial killer John Wayne Gacy as a client during Gacy’s final appeals as his execution date closed in on him. It wasn’t until now that Conti has been willing to process and share the full set of complex emotions she experienced as she represented Gacy. -
October 8, 2024 | CLE
Mentors Needed! This year-long mentoring program pairs ISBA lawyers with new admittees to provide them guidance during their first years of practice. All participants will receive 6 MCLE credits, including 6 PMCLE credits, upon successful program completion of the year long program. Credit is issued by the Commission on Professionalism when you attest completion of the program. This program can be used as an alternative to the new MCLE requirement of 1 hour of Diversity & Inclusion PMCLE credit and 1 hour of Mental Health/Substance Abuse PMCLE credit.