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Articles From 2024

Quiet Title and Installment Contracts By Michael J. Rooney Real Estate Law, February 2024 A recent quiet title case, Almazon v. 7354 Corp., illustrates some of the principles real estate practitioners need to remember.
Racial Equity and Children’s Rights in the Juvenile Justice System By Elizabeth Clarke & Bridget Schott Child Law, January 2024 An introduction to the issue from two co-editors.
Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, April 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.
Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, February 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.
Recent Illinois Attorney General/Public Access Opinions and Judicial Decisions Regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act By Michael T. Jurusik Local Government Law, April 2024 Summaries of recent opinions and judicial decisions regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.
Reexamining Illinois Patterned Jury Instruction (I.P.I.) 20.01 Issues Raised by the Pleadings By Judge Eileen Marie O’Connor Tort Law, April 2024 In Galich v. Advocate Health & Hospital Corp., the appellate court held that the trial court properly instructed the jury and section 2-1303(c) of the Code of Civil Procedure is constitutional. 
Reflections on Diversity, Opportunity, and Allyship in the Aftermath of SFFA, Inc. v. Harvard et al. By Khara Coleman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2024 Reflections on the summer 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina.
Rule 277 and Personal Jurisdiction By Michael Cortina Tort Law, April 2024 An analysis of why Illinois Supreme Court Rule 277 — the rule pertaining to supplementary proceedings — does not grant courts personal jurisdiction over out-of-state entities.
Rule 277 and Personal Jurisdiction By Michael Cortina Bench and Bar, April 2024 An analysis of why Illinois Supreme Court Rule 277 — the rule pertaining to supplementary proceedings — does not grant courts personal jurisdiction over out-of-state entities.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler Elder Law, March 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler Young Lawyers Division, February 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
The Seasoned Attorney: Another Choice? Part 3 By Jewel Klein Administrative Law, February 2024 A look at career alternatives for seasoned attorneys.
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prior Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Bathroom Use By Jessica Galanos Employee Benefits, January 2024 In August 2023, the seventh circuit issued its decision in A.C. by M.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, affirming the decisions of two lower courts to preliminarily enjoin two Indiana school districts from enforcing their bathroom policies.
Seventh Circuit Grants Stay and Expedited Appeal of Order Requiring Samsung to Pay Initial Arbitration Fees for 36,000 Claimants By Allen Garrett Corporate Law Departments, March 2024 In the wake of a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding individual arbitration agreements with class action waivers, numerous companies have included such arbitration agreements as part of their terms and conditions.
Seventh Circuit Grants Stay and Expedited Appeal of Order Requiring Samsung to Pay Initial Arbitration Fees for 36,000 Claimants By Allen Garrett Federal Civil Practice, February 2024 In the wake of a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding individual arbitration agreements with class action waivers, numerous companies have included such arbitration agreements as part of their terms and conditions.
Sierra Club Northwest Cook County Group’s March Meeting Food Law, March 2024 Learn about the essential role of native plants and receive seed packs to be a part of local habitat preservation at the March meeting of the Sierra Club Northwest Cook County.
Soil Health Week Presentations March 4-10, 2024 By Angela Peters Food Law, January 2024 Illinois Soil Health Week is coming up in early March 2024.
Spotlight on Judy Conway By Jessica Durkin Women and the Law, March 2024 A spotlight on Judy Conway, a member of the Standing Committee on Women and the Law.
Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Melissa Johnson By Mia O. Hernandez Trusts and Estates, February 2024 A spotlight on Melissa Johnson, a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council.
Statement of ABA President Mary Smith RE: International Day of the Endangered Lawyer International and Immigration Law, April 2024 A statement from the American Bar Association President asking the legal community to center the courageous legal professionals who work tirelessly to uphold the rule of law and champion human rights at considerable risk to their own safety. 
Statement of the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council on the Urgency to Enforce International Humanitarian Law and to Protect Human Rights in Israel and Palestine International and Immigration Law, February 2024 The ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council drafted a statement in support of the human rights of all people around the globe in the wake of conflict.
Statement of the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council on the Urgency to Enforce International Humanitarian Law and to Protect Human Rights in Israel and Palestine Human and Civil Rights, February 2024 The ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council drafted a statement in support of the human rights of all people around the globe in the wake of conflict.
Statutory Summary Suspensions/Revocations and Type A Injury Accidents By Larry A. Davis Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2024 One of the more confusing aspects of the statutory summary suspension/revocation scheme in Illinois involves personal injury accidents and, more particularly, those known as Type A personal injury accidents.
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Elder Law, March 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Succession Planning: Good for You, a Must for Your Clients By Bob Downs, Leonard Amari, Eugenia Hunter, John H. Maville, & Raquel Martinez Senior Lawyers, February 2024 The Senior Lawyers Section Council recently charged a committee with looking into succession planning.
Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications By Cindy G. Buys Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2024 In Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious affirmative action is unconstitutional.
Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications By Cindy G. Buys Human and Civil Rights, February 2024 In Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious affirmative action is unconstitutional.
A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s Sept. 22, 2023, Business Meeting By Jennifer Bunker Skerston Trusts and Estates, January 2024 A summary of the September 2023 Trusts & Estates Section Council business meeting.
Tag You’re @It: Creative Service With #SocialMedia By Jamine Morton Rogers & Blake Kolesa Young Lawyers Division, February 2024 Rules permitting alternative service through social media platforms provide a new angle for attorneys hoping to serve the most evasive defendants.