How to learn those all-important unwritten rules of courthouse and courtroom practice that vary from circuit to circuit.
Illinois Bar Journal | April 2011 Table of Contents
April 2011 • Volume 99 • Number 4
Practice News
174
Articles
188
A retired appellate justice offers his view of what can be done to assure full and fair vetting of cases in a post-oral-argument world.
194
There's a trend in defamation litigation to use pre-suit discovery procedures to uncover the identities of anonymous online commenters. The author considers the implications.
198
A party making a Batson objection to an opponent's peremptory challenge should have to show that removing the would-be juror amounts to purposeful racial discrimination, the author argues.
202
This article reviews recent amendments that expand the Act's coverage and increase penalties for employers who fail to comply.
Columns
172
More about Illinois lawyers committed to juvenile justice reform.
206
Living in the present offers rich spiritual rewards - and leads to fewer errors.
208
To what extent are purchasers of a condominium unit at a foreclosure sale liable to an association for unpaid assessments?
210
Lawyers should help clients keep children beyond the fray.