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Title IX: Over 50 Years Old and Lookin’ Good—But What Have You Accomplished, What Remains, and Where Will You Lead Us Next? By Sharon L. Eiseman Human and Civil Rights, May 2024 The history of Title IX and a look at its future.
Title IX: Over 50 Years Old and Lookin’ Good—But What Have You Accomplished, What Remains, and Where Will You Lead Us Next? By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, March 2024 The history of Title IX and a look at its future.
Appropriate Discomfort About ‘Comfort Women’ By Sharon L. Eiseman Diversity Leadership Council, June 2023 Reflections from a KAN-WIN event in August 2022 that educated the public about the forced servitude of "comfort women" during World War II.
From Where Do State and Local Government Entities Get Authority to Take Private Property for Public Use and What Rights Belong to the Property Owners? By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, June 2023 State and local government agencies in need of new or updated public works projects for their various communities may need to acquire private property to implement such projects
Appropriate Discomfort About ‘Comfort Women’ By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2023 Reflections from a KAN-WIN event in August 2022 that educated the public about the forced servitude of "comfort women" during World War II.
Local Governance of Rental Communities in Cook and Collar Counties Via RTLOs That Identify Rights and Protections of Tenants vs. Landlords By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, February 2023 An overview of the ordinances in Chicago and suburban Cook County that identify the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022: A Different Perspective on the ‘Legacy’ of MLK Jr. From Civil Rights Attorney Vernon Jordan By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, May 2022 While it is important to honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his accomplishments and celebrate his storied career as a civil rights activist, we must continue to work to keep his dream alive.
How the Illinois CROWN Act, If Passed, Can Protect Employees and Students From Race-Based Hair Discrimination By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, April 2022 If the CROWN Act is passed in Illinois, the state will join a growing number of states banning natural hair discrimination.
Beware: Failure of a Prevailing Defendant in an Eminent Domain Proceeding to Timely File a Fee Petition Will Result in Its Dismissal and Lost Attorneys’ Fees By Sharon L. Eiseman & Scott D. Verhey Real Estate Law, December 2021 A summary and analysis of he Village of Bloomingdale v. Lake/Ridge, LLC.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022: A Different Perspective on the ‘Legacy’ of MLK Jr. From Civil Rights Attorney Vernon Jordan By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, December 2021 While it is important to honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his accomplishments and celebrate his storied career as a civil rights activist, we must continue to work to keep his dream alive.
The ‘Working Conditions’ That Constitute Race and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: What Have We Learned, Where Are We Now, and Are Existing Laws Enough? By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, December 2021 In the past decades, many legal restraints have been placed upon employers to discourage, even prevent, unlawful acts of discrimination against employees related to their membership in a number of discrete groups.
What I Have Learned About Myself During the Pandemic Shutdown Through Communication With Family, Friends, Neighbors, & Strangers By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, September 2021 Reflections from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Annual ‘Women Everywhere’ Education Day Courtroom Tours for High School Students Were a Virtual & Real Success By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, July 2021 An overview of the Women Everywhere Education Day courtroom tours.
Editor’s Note By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, July 2021 A note from the editor, Sharon L. Eiseman.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A Different Perspective on the ‘Legacy’ of MLK Jr. From Civil Rights Attorney Vernon Jordan By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, January 2021 While it is important to honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his accomplishments and celebrate his storied career as a civil rights activist, we must continue to work to keep his dream alive.
You’ve Never Heard of an Avigation Easement? Consider Construction and Expansion of Airports and the Impact on Landowners Nearby—and Read On! By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, July 2020 A look at Jackiewicz v. The Village of Bolingbrook, which arose from a complaint by a group of unhappy homeowners against the Village of Bolingbrook claiming damages to their properties as a result of the renovation of an existing runway at that airport.
There Is No Home for Me Here: The Erasure of African American Women and Their Role in the Suffrage Movement By Sharon L. Eiseman Women and the Law, February 2020 Why, as we near the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, we must shine a light on the brave African American women who played a role in the suffrage movement.
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Edson v. Fogarty: When Negligent Misrepresentations of Zoning by Seller’s Agent Give Rise to Buyer’s Claim for Damages By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, January 2020 A summary of Edson v. Fogarty, in which the plaintiff discovered that the zoning classification of a commercial unit he had purchased was incorrect.
There Is No Home for Me Here: The Erasure of African American Women and Their Role in the Suffrage Movement By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, October 2019 Why, as we near the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, we must shine a light on the brave African American women who played a role in the suffrage movement.
There Is No Home for Me Here: The Erasure of African American Women and Their Role in the Suffrage Movement By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2019 Why, as we near the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, we must shine a light on the brave African American women who played a role in the suffrage movement.
Ramsey Herndon LLC v. Lisa Whiteside: Illinois Supreme Court offers a primer on leasing mineral rights By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, April 2019 Herndon LLC v. Whiteside offers a brief primer on the nature of the leasehold interests involved in transactions between owners of land containing oil, gas, and minerals and operators retained by the owners to extract those resources from the land.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019: A different perspective on the ‘legacy’ of MLK Jr. from civil rights attorney Vernon Jordan By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, January 2019 While it is important to honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his accomplishments and celebrate his storied career as a civil rights activist, we must continue to work to keep his dream alive.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019: A different perspective on the ‘legacy’ of MLK Jr. from civil rights attorney Vernon Jordan By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, January 2019 While it is important to honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his accomplishments and celebrate his storied career as a civil rights activist, we must continue to work to keep his dream alive.
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MLK day will be observed as per usual, but this year it’s actually on King’s birthday By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, January 2018 This year, on January 15, which is the actual date of his birth in 1929, people all over our country—and beyond—will pay homage to this great man, preacher, and acknowledged leader of the civil rights movement in America.
Veterans Day is fast approaching: What will you be doing and why? By Sharon L. Eiseman Law Related Education for the Public, October 2017 For a large part of our population, the history of the establishment of Veterans Day is unknown.
Recent SCOTUS opinion raises hope for municipalities struggling to recover from effects of predatory lending practices of banks—And perhaps for their residents as well By Sharon L. Eiseman Real Estate Law, August 2017 Author Sharon Eiseman was in the courtroom when the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Bank of America Corp. et. al. v. City of Miami, Florida.
Chair’s column: Ringing in the New Year with trepidation over the new D.C. landscape and dismay at the intolerance of ‘burkinis’… Tempered with faith in my fellow lawyers By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, January 2017 A message from Committee Chair Sharon Eiseman.
Chair comments and ‘introductions’ of more REM members By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2016 Learn more about this Committee's activities and hard-working members.
Recent Illinois Appellate Court opinion, in concert with the new Act on preventing sexual assault on college campuses, may help curb such violence By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2016 The case, Omid Shariat Razavi v. Eva Walkuski and Ariel Zekelman and School of the Art Institute of Chicago, furthers the protections afforded to those students who report their attackers to school personnel.
Spotlight on REM members (and past members!): What a Guy—He Never Stops Giving! By Sharon L. Eiseman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2016 REM Committee member Cory White was recently elected by the ISBA's Board of Governor's to the position of Delegate to the American Bar Association.

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