Author Index Rob Shumaker

Recent cases from the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts hold that an officer's objectively reasonable mistake of law can justify a traffic stop.

More cases, including a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling, define whether a police investigatory stop based on a citizen tip is valid.

An appellate clerk points out six common errors that send criminal cases to the next level and suggests ways to avoid them.

Recent Illinois Supreme Court cases make it less likely that criminal defendants' petitions will be quickly dismissed as frivolous under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act.

What happens when a maintenance-paying spouse dies shortly after the judge signs the dissolution judgment? Is the maintenance recipient out of luck? That may depend on where the case arose.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court issued decisions that give police more freedom to search and question vehicle occupants at traffic stops.

Too many involuntary commitments are overturned because the lawyers and judges fail to follow the law. Here's a how-to guide.

The Illinois Supreme Court's most recent intrastate forum non conveniens ruling only adds to the confusion, this author opines.