February 2023
Intellectual Property
- A Debate With ChatGPT About Its Intellectual Property Rights
- Federal Trade Commission Rule to Make Non-Compete Agreements Unfair Trade Practices Comments to Proposed Rule Due March 20, 2023
- New Illinois Law Bans Third Parties From Using Merchant Marks Without Permission
- Ways to Avoid Having to Pay USPTO’s $400 Non-DOCX Penalty
January 2023
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Practice and Procedure
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- Elder Law Case Summaries: July 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
- Elder Law Case Summaries: October 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
- Mark Your Calendars …
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
- Updates & Resources
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Environmental Law
- Carbon Sequestration in Illinois
- Chicago’s 2022 Energy Transformation Code
- Editor’s Note: Be an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Environmental Justice Update: Five End-of-Year Lessons from EPA’s 2022 Efforts
- EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections
- Holm v. Kodat: Another Perspective
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
- USEPA Proposes Further Rules to Limit Methane Emissions
Family Law
- Chair Column: The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law
- The Ethics of Representing Children
- Musings of a Mediator: 15 Years Later
- Timing Is Everything: Setting the Date for Valuation of Marital Property
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
Food Law
International and Immigration Law
- CLE Programs
- Editor’s Comments
- From the Chair
- GPT-3 and the Future of Legal Writing
- Granting of Asylum: Recent Case Law Appears to Support the Granting of Asylum Depending on the Facts to Victims of Gang Violence
- Resolution on Ukraine
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
Law Related Education for the Public
Mental Health Law
- Court’s Improper Denial of Pro Se Right Results in New Trial for Defendant
- Illinois Mental Health Task Force to Host Action Plan Web Event
- Limits on Disclosure of Client Records After Resolution of the Case
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
- When a Health Care Agent Objects to Administration of Psychotropic Medication
Real Estate Law
- Case Summary: Channon v. Westward Management, Inc.
- ‘Danger, Will Robinson’: Another Caveat Lawyer
- Fourth District Holds That Contractor’s Unsuccessful Mechanic’s Lien Action Does Not Bar a Subsequent Breach of Contract Against the Contractor Under Res Judicata
- Illinois Estate Tax and Real Property: Best Practices for Residents and Non-Residents
- It’s Called a Taking: It Requires Just Compensation
- Key Changes With the 2021 ALTA Owner’s Policy
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
- 10 Tips for an Effective Direct Examination
- Evidence of the Inability to have Children in a Wrongful Death Claim Involving the Loss of a Child
- The Investiture of Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
Trusts and Estates
- New Charitable Planning Opportunities With Retirement Plans
- A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s September 9, 2022 Business Meeting
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
- What Is a Trust? Part 1: Is a Trust an Entity?
Young Lawyers Division
- Beneficial Leadership Opportunities in the ISBA, Local Bar Associations, and Other Organizations
- The Best of Both Worlds
- Illinois Becomes Breeding Ground for Biometric Information Privacy Rights
- It Takes 12 to Tango
- Update on the ISBA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives Regarding Disability and Disabled People
December 2022
Bench and Bar
Business Advice and Financial Planning
Child Law
- Equip for Equality Education Justice Project
- Illinois, Home of World’s First Juvenile Court, Fails to Provide Rights to Children
- Illinois House Resolution Urges In-Person Hearings for Juveniles Where Liberty Is at Stake
- Juvenile Redeploy IL 2015-2021
- Racial Equity and Children’s Rights in the Juvenile Justice System
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
Criminal Justice
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Family Law
Federal Civil Practice
Health Care Law
Human and Civil Rights
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment Law
- CLE Panel Discusses Mediation and Arbitration Considerations Relating to Finance and Securities Industry
- Illinois Employment Law Updates for 2023
- Is the Boss Right? Seventh Circuit Looks at Employer Judgment on ADA Claim
- New Proposed Rule Would Require Project Labor Agreements With Unions on ‘Large-Scale’ Federal Construction Projects
- Time Spent Booting Up Computers May Be Compensable Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Local Government Law
Mineral Law
Real Estate Law
- Are You Representing a Green Card Holder Seller or Buyer?
- Are Your Tenant Clients Facing Immediate Eviction? Some Help Is Still Available
- Caveat Lawyer!
- Chicago’s 2022 Energy Transformation Code
- New Relationships for Title Agents
- Practitioner Reminder: New American Arbitration Association’s Amendments to Rules and Procedures