Join us from the comfort of your home or office on Friday, June 6th, for this one-hour live webcast that discusses the "science" and practical use of the Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) machine. Attorneys and judges who practice in the DUI and traffic court arena (including license reinstatement hearings) who attend this webcast will better understand: what the BAIID machine is and who is eligible to use the BAIID under Illinois law; who monitors and manages the BAIID program; the driver’s rights and responsibilities regarding the installation and use of the BAIID machine; and the criminal consequences for tampering with the BAIID machine or violating the BAIID permit.The program is presented by the ISBA Traffic Laws & Courts Section and qualifies for 1.0 hour MCLE credit.Click here for more information and to register.

ISBA President Paula H. Holderman interviews Joe Hudson, Assistant State's Attorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, about his extensive work on a non-traditional UPL case. That work won him an ISBA Presidential Commendation Award.

The Illinois Supreme Court will be taking to the road next week, hearing two oral arguments in the historic courthouse in Ottawa.It is part of the Court's and Chief Justice Rita B. Garman's initiative "to bring the Court to the people we serve" and its continuing goal for transparency in the judicial process.The Supreme Court will hear arguments beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in the Third District Appellate Courthouse, 1004 Columbus Street, Ottawa, Ill. The Appellate Court building was originally built, and completed in 1860, to house the Illinois Supreme Court when it traveled to three locations—Ottawa, Mount Vernon and Springfield.The May 21 program reaches out to area teachers, schools and students. In addition to the Supreme Court, the program is sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association, the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Third District Appellate Court.Teachers and students from LaSalle-Peru High School, Ottawa High School and Marquette Academy in Ottawa will be participating in the program either by attending the arguments live, or witnessing them live-streamed on the Internet via https://new.livestream.com/blueroomstream/events/2939315.The Administrative Office also will record and post the video of the arguments to the Court’s website at http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/.The public is invited, though seating will be limited in the courtroom and in an adjoining room where the arguments can be viewed and heard on a monitor. Those wishing to attend are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m.

ISBA President Paula H. Holderman addressed the new admittees at the 1st District Admission Ceremony on May 1 at the Thompson Center Assembly Hall in Chicago.