Rule 23, which provides for unpublished—and nonprecedential—opinions, has been a source of tension between bench and bar. This article reviews the debate and offers suggestions for change.
April 2002 • Volume 90 • Number 4 • Pages 157–216
Practice News
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Articles
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A review and checklist of the deadlines lawyers must meet when they file appeals.
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Steps to take and pitfalls to avoid in making sure that information makes it into the record.
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Will you need an appeal bond to stay execution of judgment and protect your client's property? This article discusses the process.
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Issue-selection strategies for appellate lawyers.
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How to capitalize on your last opportunity to face the court.
Columns
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Must the author of a "certificate of merit" be disclosed?
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When we were in law school we learned the basic principles of constitutional, criminal, contract, and tort law by studying opinions written in our state and federal reviewing courts.
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Here's how to remind the appellate court of its responsibility, and its power, to overturn or uphold the lower court's decision.
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The print law library is dead. Long live the Internet law library.
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Given that Illinois sole practitioners can't sell their practices, how can they prepare for death or retirement? This article discusses the problem and outlines a few steps solos can take on behalf of clients and family.