Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 4
CLE
Live Programs: 5
Discussions
Posts: 37
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 147
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2022–23 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Representing Active Duty Military and Veterans in Criminal Cases (10/25/2022)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Non-Citizen Criminal Convictions: A Categorical Approach to Determining Deportability (11/16/2022)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Criminal Justice Updates: Bail Reform and Beyond (12/01/2022)
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Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - State and Local Government Incentives for Rebuilding Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial Projects (01/13/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Ethical Considerations in Criminal Defense Law (04/12/2023)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2022–23 bar year.
Criminal Justice
- Community members: 1,142
- Total discussion posts: 37
Criminal - DUI - Traffic
- Community members: 2,187
- Total discussion posts: 1,128
Transactional
- Community members: 25,498
- Total discussion posts: 582
Litigation
- Community members: 25,497
- Total discussion posts: 1,794
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 147 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 3253 expands the definition of “protected person” in provisions prohibiting certain deceptive tactics during custodial interrogation to include persons with severe or profound intellectual or developmental disabilities.
- Senate Bill 2260 amends the post-conviction statute to provide that a movant may present a meritorious claim if the allegations establish by a preponderance of the evidence that there was substantial evidence of domestic violence or “gender-based violence” against the movant that was not presented at the movant’s sentencing hearing.
- House Bill 2389 amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that no motor vehicle may be stopped or searched by a law enforcement officer solely because of a suspected violation of driving a motor vehicle with an object placed or suspended between the driver and the front windshield that materially obstructs the driver’s view.