Editors’ note
By Patrick J. Hughes & Anthony E. Rothert
Human and Civil Rights,
February 2009
An introduction to the issue from Editors Pat Hughes and Anthony Rothert.
Editor’s notes
By Patrick J. Hughes
Human and Civil Rights,
December 2006
Professor Kendall has advised that on December 13, 2006, the UN Plenary of the General Assembly voted to adopt the world’s first convention on the rights of people with disabilities.
Senator Durbin’s efforts to obtain loan assistance for prosecutors and defenders continue
By Patrick J. Hughes
Human and Civil Rights,
August 2005
Illinois Senior Senator Dick Durbin, who has been exceptionally persistent in the efforts to obtain federal student loan assistance for state and local prosecutors and public defenders, is responsible for the introduction of S.1322 including "Part HH-Loan Repayment for Prosecutors and Public Defenders."
Public defender liability
By Patrick J. Hughes
Government Lawyers,
June 2005
In December 2000, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed that sovereign immunity does not bar an action against the attorneys of the Cook County Public Defender's Office for negligence allegedly committed in the course of representing an indigent criminal defendant, pursuant to an appointment by the circuit court.
“The future of the section”
By Patrick J. Hughes
Human and Civil Rights,
June 2002
By the time this reaches you, the ISBA Annual Meeting will be over and this section Council will have concluded its initial meeting of the new ISBA year (2002-2003).
More Illinois’ criminal justice system developments
By Patrick J. Hughes, Jr.
Human and Civil Rights,
June 2000
The Task Force reported upon in the February issue of this newsletter and staffed by this Association's Director of Legislative Affairs, James Covington, has issued its findings and recommendations.
More Illinois death penalty developments
By Patrick J. Hughes, Jr.
Human and Civil Rights,
April 2000
The February issue of this newsletter reported on recent developments in our State's criminal justice system including two significant death penalty case events: (1) As of January 1, 2000, the creation of the Illinois Capitol Litigation Trust Fund to finance the prosecution and defense of capital trials; and (2) the appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court of a Special Committee on Capital Cases composed of seventeen Illinois judges to study the Illinois death penalty process and that Committee's report and recommendations which are summarized in the February article.
Three developments in Illinois’ criminal justice system
By Patrick J. Hughes, Jr.
Human and Civil Rights,
February 2000
Although confident that most of you already are informed about them, as one who has long worked in the Illinois Criminal Justice System (on the defense side), I thought some recapitulation of significant events effecting that system would be useful.
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