Administrative law case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, October 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Impermissible venue under section 3-104 of the Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3-104)By J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, October 2013The recent decision of Slepicka v. State of Illinois, Department Of Public Health serves as an important reminder to read the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and the statutory provision that creates the state agency together, to determine the permissible venue under both the governing statute and section 3-104 of the Administrative Review Law.
The law of unintended (?) consequencesBy Michael B. WeinsteinAdministrative Law, October 2013In November 2000, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 851. Buried within the Act was a provision that applied only to a limited number of individuals and seemingly reflects one of the reasons why many members of the general public believe that defined benefit pension plans for public employees should be eliminated.
Mailing = Filing for workers’ compensation reviewBy Carl R. DraperAdministrative Law, October 2013On August 1, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court reviewed a long history of the process for review of decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Commission and found that the procedures for advancing the case from the administrative agency to the courts for judicial review was part of an appeal process very much like the appeal process in most civil litigation.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, August 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions with administrative law issues, October Term 2012By William A. PriceAdministrative Law, August 2013This is the first in a planned series of case notes on the full Court term. This first article covers cases where the first party’s name (the appellant) begins with “A” through “D” in the listing of cases contained in the ABA Preview of US Supreme Court Cases, 2012-2013 term.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, July 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Outgoing Chair Sheila J. Harrell honored with presentationAdministrative Law, July 2013
At the 137th Annual Meeting of the ISBA, incoming chair of the Administrative Law Section Council Yolaine M. Dauphin presented a plaque to outgoing chair Sheila J. Harrell for her service for the2012-2013 term year.
Illinois case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, April 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
The new Illinois Independent Tax TribunalBy Tracy DouglasAdministrative Law, April 2013An overview of the new state agency, which will be up and running on July 1st of this year.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, March 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Attorney fees in administrative law? Yes, you can—but follow the statuteBy Carl R. DraperAdministrative Law, February 2013For agencies subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (most State agencies) litigants are to be awarded a full measure of attorney fees for any case where a court finds that the agency enforced a rule that is invalid for any reason.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. SchoenbaumAdministrative Law, February 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Federal Regulatory Agenda, as of January 24, 2013By William A. PriceAdministrative Law, February 2013The Office of Information and Regulatory Review of the Office of Management and Budget maintains a “regulatory dashboard” that has the current status for all regulatory proposals that would impose more than $100 million in compliance costs.
Red light cameras upheld in unpublished orderBy Patti Gregory-ChangAdministrative Law, February 2013The First District recently entered an interesting order in Keating v. City of Chicago. This case involved tickets issued as a result of red light camera footage.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, January 2013Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, December 2012Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Court disposes of nullity rule in Downtown Disposal Services, Inc.By J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, December 2012The Court pondered two significant questions in Downtown Disposal Services, Inc. v. City of Chicago: First, whether the corporation’s president engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he filled in four blank pro se forms for administrative review. And second, whether the complaint for administrative review filed by a corporation’s president, on behalf of the corporation, is a nullity because the president engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and a corporation must be represented by counsel in legal proceedings.
Another successful CLE seminarAdministrative Law, October 2012A recap of the Administrative Law Section's most recent CLE program.
Case summariesBy Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr.Administrative Law, October 2012Recent cases of interest to administrative law practitioners.
