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Illinois Bar Journal | August 2025 Table of Contents
August 2025 • Volume 113 • Number 8
Practice News
Articles
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Challenging jury instructions requires more than a disagreement over clarity.
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On avoiding hypotheticals posed by the court—a long-settled and recurring tactic of poor appellate advocacy.
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Why women of color are dying at disproportionate rates during and after childbirth and what can be done.
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What we can learn from the only known existing transcription of a Lincoln circuit court case that involved feuds, political foes, and a deadly knife wound … all while Lincoln ran for president.
Columns
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Key among the Illinois State Bar Association’s long list of initiatives are those focused on improving the profession and serving the public.
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How to tell when your tech has passed its tipping point.
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When writing and sending emails, craft them as you would any other legal document.
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Presenting the cowinners of the Illinois Bar Journal’s Prized Possession Contest.