2026 Articles

2025 Joint Midyear Meeting Photos February 2026 The Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association proudly co-hosted the 2025 Joint Midyear Meeting on December 11–12 at the JW Marriott Chicago, bringing members of the legal community together for two days of connection and collaboration.

2026 Annual Meeting Photos October 2026 ISBA members and guests gathered at the Ritz-Carlton in St. Louis on June 11–12, 2026, for the Annual Meeting, which featured outstanding CLE programming, networking, and business meetings. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the Annual Meeting a success!

AI Detectors and Proving Student AI Use: What Schools Need to Know By Jason Santiago October 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly changed the educational landscape. Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini can produce essays, answer questions, summarize material, and assist students with nearly every stage of the writing process. At the same time, schools have increasingly turned to AI detection programs to determine whether students have improperly used AI in completing assignments.

Education Law Section Council Members May 2026 Interested in joining the Education Law Section Council? Even though the deadline for nominations has passed, learn more about how you can request to join!

Letter From the Chair By Jessica L. Galanos October 2026 The ISBA's sections exist to track legal developments, to offer continuing legal education, and to keep one another current through exactly the kind of newsletter you are reading now. My hope for the coming year is that this publication becomes even more of a two-way conversation—a place where education practitioners alike share what they are seeing on the ground.

Seeking Education Related Topics of Interest and Articles By Nina M. Hennessy October 2026 The Education Law Section provides a valuable resource for attorneys practicing in the area of education, representing private and public educational institutions in primary, secondary, and higher education, school boards, districts, unions, parents and guardians, students, and taxpayers. If you are inclined to write an article for the newsletter or have ideas for topics to be covered in the newsletter or presented in a CLE, please let me know.

State Legislative Update: New Education Laws Part II By Phil Milsk February 2026 Learn more about new legislation for 2026 that impacts education law, including ABLE Account Information, Safety Drills and Substitutes, AI Guidance, and more.

Title IX and the Fragile State of Student Due Process By Sheraya Bernard May 2026 This article examines shifting Title IX regulations regarding disciplinary proceedings and the impact of Seventh Circuit deference.