Subject Index Law Pulse

The ISBA’s spring 2021 elections are using an online-only process for creating and obtaining signatures for nominating petitions.

MCLE Board launches portal that tracks CLE credits.

ISBA members’ free access to Fastcase upgraded to redesigned Fastcase 7.

Illinois Supreme Court rules divorced civil-union partners have same visitation and parental rights as divorced stepparents.

Amended Illinois Supreme Court Rules clarify appellate procedures and increase flexibility for cross-jurisdictional work.

ISBA launches Rural Practice Initiative to address access-to-justice gaps in less-populated counties.

ISBA opposes proposal that could open the door to legal services provided by nonlawyers.

Illinois Supreme Court hosts Virtual Summit Series to discuss mental health and problem solving in Illinois.

ISBA Assembly overwhelmingly approves resolution to address racial injustice inside and out.

The Illinois Supreme Court to increase bar exam locations and practice options for 2020 law school graduates.

COVID-19 dealt a blow to legislative efforts this spring and summer. But ISBA’s director of legislative affairs says a few new laws are worth your attention.

Illinois Supreme Court continues to refine the limits of specific personal jurisdiction.

Pandemic-related data from legal technology usage and consumer surveys point to shifting expectations in the legal market.

The chair of the ISBA Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law reflects on the American legal system in light of George Floyd’s death.

The ISBA and Illinois law school deans want to give law school grads who haven’t taken the bar exam more options in the private sector.

ISBA members share their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Supreme Court delivers opinion on cannabis-based search.

Disbarred Illinois attorneys face an uphill battle to be reinstated, partly because of the due process already afforded them.

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act is making the state a class-action magnet.

Think carefully before hitting “reply all” in emails.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas’s retirement leaves one less Supreme Court seat in play for 2020.

Illinois Supreme Court sides with woman whose FOID card was taken from her by the Illinois State Police.

The ARDC advances a framework for allowing and regulating for-profit client-attorney matching services.

An Illinois K-9 trainer, skilled enough to also train a drug-sniffing pig, discusses the world of detection dogs.

Cook County launches pilot program allowing for court appearances via live video.

Illinois Courts: Trends continue for case filings and self-represented litigants.

The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear a challenge to Illinois’ felony murder law.

Roughly 30 ISBA Members selected to provide feedback on case information portal, re:SearchIL.

Illinois Supreme Court favors warrantless DUI testing on a case-by-case basis, but not this time.

Four of the Illinois Supreme Court’s seven seats are in some state of play in 2020.