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Illinois Bar Journal | January 2014 Table of Contents
January 2014 • Volume 102 • Number 1
Practice News
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Articles
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This little-known statute enables plaintiffs - but not defendants - to take discovery from a non-party respondent and provides a six-month "grace period" from statutes of limitations.
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What happens when a child of divorce's college tuition bill comes due and the parties didn't specify who pays? The language in the divorce decree can make all the difference.
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Employers understandably want to create policies limiting employees' social media posts about company business. But the NLRA imposes some surprising limits.
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Implicit bias and stereotypes can affect the fairness of legal proceedings. It's important for lawyers and judges to examine unconscious attitudes and their hidden dangers.
Columns
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Nominate yourself for a section council or committee for 2014-15.
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The Federal Digital System (FDsys) now includes an expanded library of federal cases.
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New statutory and case law could affect employers' workplace policies.