September 2023
Administrative Law
Food Law
Health Care Law
Intellectual Property
- ARDC Intermediary Program
- COP27: Mitigating Climate Change and Navigating the Legal Risk of Greenwashing
- Effect of Judgment Lien on Death of Joint Tenant
- The FTC Takes on Fake Consumer Reviews and Auto-Renewal of Subscriptions
- The Impacts of Economic Realities on the Legal Profession
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- Jack Daniels v. Bad Spaniels: Trademarks Are Not Abstract and Free Speech Doesn’t Mean You Can Say Anything You Want
- What Is a Trust? Part 1: Is a Trust an Entity?
International and Immigration Law
- Book Review: ‘Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks’
- Broad Changes to the Naturalization Test Proposed by DHS
- Cross-Border Personal Data Transfers from UK/EU Companies to US Companies
- Editor’s Note: Tribute to Lew Matuszewich
- Recent Military Operations Offer a Shake-Up in the International Law of Self-Defense
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Mineral Law
Real Estate Law
State and Local Taxation
Workers’ Compensation Law
- Appellate Court Affirms the Decision of the Commission Finding That the Decision Was Not Against the Manifest Weight of the Evidence
- Editor’s Note
- Taking a Bit of the ‘Practice’ Out of Your Practice
- Where a Claimant Worked Purely on a Voluntary Basis, the Appellate Court Held That She Failed to Prove That She Was an Employee
Young Lawyers Division
August 2023
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bench and Bar
Civil Practice and Procedure
- Asking the Wrong Court May Bar Relief: Fourth District Identifies ‘the Court’ Intended to Grant Relief Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(d)(2)
- Fees in Disguise? How Courts Can Award Attorneys’ Fees in Intentional Tort Cases Without Statutory or Contractual Authority
- Former Section Chair Greg Moredock Receives ISBA Young Lawyer of the Year Award
- The State of Snap Removal in Illinois District Courts
Construction Law
- Editor’s Note
- Illinois Appellate Court Rules Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Constitutional
- Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act—Requirements for Contractors on Residential Projects
- Symptoms of the Great Resignation: Best Practices for Claims and Litigation With Key Trial Witnesses Who Are Former Employees
Criminal Justice
Elder Law
Family Law
Federal Civil Practice
Human and Civil Rights
Law Related Education for the Public
Real Estate Law
- Congratulations!
- A Fork in the Road: Illinois Supreme Court Adopts the Partial Breach Doctrine in PML Development, LLC v. Village of Hawthorn Woods, 2023 IL
- In re Application of the County Treasurer v. DG Enterprises
- Justices of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals as Law Professors
- A Note From the Chair
State and Local Taxation
Trusts and Estates
Young Lawyers Division
- Asking the Wrong Court May Bar Relief: Fourth District Identifies ‘the Court’ Intended to Grant Relief Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(d)(2)
- Skip-the-Line Program – Eliminating the ‘Time Tax’ to Serve You Better
- Upcoming ISBA Reception
- Upcoming ISBA YLD Book Club
- A Welcome From the 2023-2024 YLD Chair: Connection and Gratitude
July 2023
Agricultural Law
Civil Practice and Procedure
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
Family Law
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
International and Immigration Law
Labor and Employment Law
- BIPA Litigation Update: Cothron’s Impact and Employer BIPA Defense Affirmed
- Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Biometric Information Privacy Act
- Say What? NLRB Rules Employees May Tape Record Others in Violation of State Law
- Supreme Court Rules High Earning Professionals Are Not Overtime-Exempt if Paid Hourly
- With Charge Against Apple, NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Expand Scope of Protected Concerted Activity
Local Government Law
Real Estate Law
- An Exploration of Noncitizens’ Rights to Hold Property in Illinois
- From the Ex-Officio
- Illinois Secretary of State Adopts Administrative Rules Making Amendments to the Illinois Notary Public Act Effective
- New Law: Public Act 103-0132
- Practice Tip
- Practitioner Reminder: Illinois Housing Development Authority’s New Homebuyer Assistance Program
- When the Owner of the Servient Estate Just Doesn’t Want to ‘Get It’
State and Local Taxation
Traffic Laws and Courts
- Consequences of a DUI Arrest in Another State When Holding an Illinois Driver’s License
- Illinois Supreme Court Finds Double Jeopardy Applied and Barred a Retrial
- Obstruction of Justice Conviction Reversed for Non-Compliance With Blood Warrant
- Odor of Burnt Cannabis Insufficient to Support Probable Cause for Search
Trusts and Estates
Workers’ Compensation Law
- The Court May Affirm Commission Decision if There Is Any Legal Basis in the Record to Sustain It
- Editor’s Note
- Employco USA v. Workers’ Compensation Comm’n Calculating Wage Rates Where the Petitioner Only Worked a Few Days
- It’s All in the Details: Proving Accident and Causation in a Repetitive Trauma Case
- ‘Parking Lot Exception’ Secures Favorable Compensability Finding for Claimant