November 2024
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Animal Law
Corporate Law Departments
Education Law
Employee Benefits
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Family Law
Food Law
Government Lawyers
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Illinois Personnel Records Review Act: A New Era of Transparency and Access
- New Department of Justice Local Government Website Rules
- Pro Bono Work and Government Lawyers
- Roz Kaplan Government Service Award Call for Nominations
- What Is Civility Anymore in Government Practice?
Insurance Law
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Real Estate Law
State and Local Taxation
Traffic Laws and Courts
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Fourth District Reaffirms Its Standard to Evaluate Anonymous and Non-Anonymous Tips of Individuals Suspected of Driving Under the Influence
- A High Burden: A Discussion of People v. Krzeczkowski and the Standard for Securing DUI Drug Convictions
- Independent Truckers and the SR22 “Trap”
- New Law Ends Failure to Appear Driver’s License Suspensions
Trusts and Estates
Young Lawyers Division
October 2024
Administrative Law
Agricultural Law
Animal Law
Bench and Bar
Civil Practice and Procedure
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- Central District Local Bankruptcy Rules Become Effective October 1, 2024
- Supreme Court Clarifies That Courts Must Stay Rather than Dismiss Cases Referred to Arbitration
- Update on Artificial Intelligence in the Illinois Courts
- Welcome to the Fall of 2024
- What Is the Judicial Performance Evaluation Program?: Insights From a Facilitator
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
Employee Benefits
Family Law
- Chair’s Column
- A closer look at In Re Marriage of Zamudio and the potential impact on the allocation of early retirement subsidies in divorce (PART I) (In Re Marriage of Zamudio, 2019 IL 124676)
- Defending Dissipation: Tips and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
- International Custody Disputes: Allocation Judgments Do Not Bind Courts When Determining a Child’s Habitual Residence
- An Overview of Illinois’ Law on Reproductive Health
- Parenting Coordinators: Coordinating Parents Through the Day-to-Day Life
- Support For a Disabled Child Under 750 ILCS 5/513.5
- Update on Dissipation of Assets
Food Law
Health Care Law
Human and Civil Rights
- A Brief Summary of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Comments from the Chair
- Illinois Extends Time for Filing Discrimination Claims Under Illinois Human Rights Act from 300 Days to 2 Years
- ISBA Anti-discrimination Provisions Column: How the Civil Rights Provisions Became Part of the 1970 Illinois Constitution
Insurance Law
International and Immigration Law
Law Related Education for the Public
Local Government Law
- Municipal Case Summaries
- Protestors on Pins and Needles About Whether to Bring Pens and Badges to DNC After 7th Circuit Denies Constitutional Challenge to Ban on Pointed Objects
- Recent Illinois Attorney General / Public Access Opinions and Judicial Decisions Regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act
Mineral Law
Privacy and Information Security Law
- 7 Questions to Ask Before Giving a Vendor Access to Your Data Set in an Artificially Intelligent World
- BIPA Update: Illinois Adopts Reform Limiting Potential Claims (And Damages) in Litigation
- Business Data Privacy Standards and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence
- Discrimination Based on Conviction Records: What Are Employees’ Rights and Employers’ Responsibilities in Illinois?
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
- The Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era of Business Accountability
- Guilty Pleas Following People v. Wells
- Nice Trust, But What’s in It? Analyzing Funding for Revocable Trusts
- A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action
- Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Illinois Adopts the ‘Partial Breach’ Doctrine
- Welcome to the Rural Practice Section
Senior Lawyers
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
Trusts and Estates
- Flinn Report Summary – August 2, 2024 (Issue 31) Through August 30, 2024 (Issue 35)
- Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Steven Wade
- Twelve Tips for New Probate Attorneys
- Writing Tips for Young Lawyers (and Old Dogs Who Need New Tricks)
Women and the Law
Young Lawyers Division
September 2024
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Capping Arbitration: India’s Contentious Policy Shift
- Case Briefs
- IBA Updates Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
- Supreme Court Clarifies That Courts Must Stay Rather than Dismiss Cases Referred to Arbitration
- Upcoming Events
- What’s New in the World of Arbitration: Hot Topics and Big Changes
Bench and Bar
- Building a Better Tomorrow: Discussing & Dismantling Barriers Faced by Women of Color in the Legal Profession
- If Tomorrow Never Comes …. (A message to my judicial colleagues)
- Recent Appointments and Retirements
- A Tale of Two Licenses
- What Is the Judicial Performance Evaluation Program?: Insights from a Facilitator
Criminal Justice
- Case Note: In People v. Carter, the First District Appellate Court Determined That Before the Trial Court Concludes That No Less Restrictive Condition Short of Pretrial Detention Will Suffice, It Must Consider All Statutory Conditions That May Be Imposed
- Editors’ Column: Pretrial Fairness - One Year Later
- Implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act in Southern Illinois: Observations from the Ground Level
- Pretrial Fairness Act Statutory Construction: Release of Defendants with Pending Petitions to Revoke Sentence
- A Safety Issue: How the SAFE-T Act Really Does Violate the Bail Clause
- Tweaking the Pretrial Fairness Act: Amendments to Supreme Court Rules for Appealing Pretrial Release or Detention Decisions
Elder Law
- 2025 ARDC Registration
- Asset Protection Benefits of Continuing Trusts
- Call for Articles
- Elder Law Case Summaries: April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024
- Mark Your Calendars …
- Overcoming Solo Practice Challenges: An Elder Law Success Story
- Somebody’s Watching Me: Balancing the Absolute Litigation Privilege With Protection From Abusive Surveillance
- Updates & Resources
Food Law
Intellectual Property
- AI and Law: An Opportunity to Improve Legal Practice
- Digital Deception: The U.S. Copyright Office Recommends Federal Legislation for Digital Replicas
- The Ethical and Practical Realities of Maintaining Authorized Contacts for Clients
- From USPTO on TMScams
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- Much Ado About “Small” Things; SCOTUS Justices Unanimously Disagree Among Themselves on Trademark “History”
- Read the Contract Before You Sign
International and Immigration Law
- A Brief Summary of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Broadening Gender-Based Claims for Asylum: K and L v. Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (State Secretary for Justice and Security, Netherlands)
- Cancellation of Removal in Wilkinson v. Garland
- Capping Arbitration: India’s Contentious Policy Shift
- Chair’s Column
- Foods, Dietary Supplements, Special Foods in Hungary
Mental Health Law
Trusts and Estates
- An Author’s Guide to Publication in the Trusts and Estates Section Newsletter
- Case Law Update
- Flinn Report Summary – June 7, 2024 (Issue 23) through June 28, 2024 (Issue 26)
- Future Live CLE and Previously Recorded CLE on Trusts and Estates Topics
- Pooled Trusts for People With Disabilities and Their Families: A Guide for ISBA Attorneys
- Spotlight on Trusts & Estates Section Council Member Eric Bramlet
- A Summary of the Trusts & Estates Section Council’s April 5, 2024 Business Meeting
- Thank You to Our Authors
- Unlocking Efficiency & Growth for Modern Estate Planning Firms