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Articles From 2024

A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions By Jeffrey M. Holdvogt, Lisa K. Loesel, & Teal N. Trujillo Corporate Law Departments, April 2024 In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-2, providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which includes more than 90 provisions affecting U.S. retirement plans, many of which are specifically aimed at enhancing savings opportunities for workers.
A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions By Jeffrey M. Holdvogt, Lisa K. Loesel, & Teal N. Trujillo Employee Benefits, April 2024 In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-2, providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which includes more than 90 provisions affecting U.S. retirement plans, many of which are specifically aimed at enhancing savings opportunities for workers.
Quiet Title and Installment Contracts By Michael J. Rooney Real Estate Law, February 2024 A recent quiet title case, Almazon v. 7354 Corp., illustrates some of the principles real estate practitioners need to remember.
Racial Equity and Children’s Rights in the Juvenile Justice System By Elizabeth Clarke & Bridget Schott Child Law, January 2024 An introduction to the issue from two co-editors.
Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, June 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.
Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, April 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.
Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, February 2024 Recent changes to Illinois' judiciary.
Recent Illinois Attorney General/Public Access Opinions and Judicial Decisions Regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act By Michael T. Jurusik Local Government Law, April 2024 Summaries of recent opinions and judicial decisions regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.
Redlining, AI, and Economics: A Look Into the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act By Donald Hyun Kiolbassa & Emily Holmes Real Estate Law, June 2024 The Illinois Community Reinvestment Act attempts to solve the problem of providing available financing for owning appreciable property to historically discriminated groups.
Reexamining Illinois Patterned Jury Instruction (I.P.I.) 20.01 Issues Raised by the Pleadings By Judge Eileen Marie O’Connor Tort Law, April 2024 In Galich v. Advocate Health & Hospital Corp., the appellate court held that the trial court properly instructed the jury and section 2-1303(c) of the Code of Civil Procedure is constitutional. 
Reflections on Diversity, Opportunity, and Allyship in the Aftermath of SFFA, Inc. v. Harvard et al. By Khara Coleman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2024 Reflections on the summer 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina.
Reimagined Incarceration: Rehabilitation, Restoration and Re-Entry, the Pillars of Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center By Kristine Honiotes Criminal Justice, July 2024 Kewanee Life Skills and Re-Entry Center accomplishes what it sets out to achieve: Preparing inmates for post-incarceration life.
Removing Stubborn Driving Record Items: Failure to Pay Type Action 68s on Abstracts By Jason Wilkins Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2024 Information for attorneys about the process of removing type actions related to non-payment of citations.
Restrictions on Parenting Time: How the Court Protects Children from Serious Endangerment By Dayna L. Perlut Child Law, June 2024 Before a court can put a restriction on a parent’s parenting time, the court must conduct a hearing and at that hearing find by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent engaged in conduct that seriously endangered the child’s mental, moral or physical health or that significantly impaired the child’s emotional development.
Retirement: Some of Its Joys and Some of Its Concerns By Hon. Robert J. Anderson, (ret.), Albert Durkin, David M. House, Timothy J. Howard, & Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2024 The ISBA's Senior Lawyers Section Council recently appointed a subcommittee to address some of the interests and concerns of retired attorneys.
The Role of Modern Bar Associations in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion By Khara Coleman Diversity Leadership Council, June 2024 A note from the chair of the Diversity Leadership Council.
Roundup of Recent IRS Penalty Abatement Caselaw By Sandra D. Mertens Federal Taxation, June 2024 Summaries of several recent court decisions with interesting penalty abatement results.
Rule 277 and Personal Jurisdiction By Michael Cortina Tort Law, April 2024 An analysis of why Illinois Supreme Court Rule 277 — the rule pertaining to supplementary proceedings — does not grant courts personal jurisdiction over out-of-state entities.
Rule 277 and Personal Jurisdiction By Michael Cortina Bench and Bar, April 2024 An analysis of why Illinois Supreme Court Rule 277 — the rule pertaining to supplementary proceedings — does not grant courts personal jurisdiction over out-of-state entities.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler Elder Law, March 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
A Rural Practitioner’s Plea for Action By Lindy A. Giesler Young Lawyers Division, February 2024 While rural Illinois was once the home to a greater number of legal practitioners and law firms, these firms have struggled in recent years to attract new attorneys that are willing to take positions in rural areas.
SAMHSA Announces Art of Recovery Project Mental Health Law, May 2024 On May 7, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is launching the 2024 Art of Recovery project, an initiative that highlights the impact of art on mental health and substance abuse recovery.
SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split Regarding Staying or Dismissing Lawsuits in the Face of Arbitration Agreements By John S. Delikanakis & Markie L. Betor Labor and Employment Law, June 2024 On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that where a district court is presented with a motion to stay and/or dismiss on the basis of an arbitration agreement, the plain language of the Federal Arbitration Act compels the court to issue a stay.
The Seasoned Attorney: Another Choice? Part 3 By Jewel Klein Administrative Law, February 2024 A look at career alternatives for seasoned attorneys.
Securities Act Registration Requirements When Securities are Sold Directly on an Exchange By Professor Charles W. Murdock Business and Securities Law, May 2024 In Slack Technologies, LLC, v. Pirani, the Supreme Court interpreted the scope of section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prior Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Bathroom Use By Jessica Galanos Diversity Leadership Council, June 2024 In August 2023, the seventh circuit issued its decision in A.C. by M.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, affirming the decisions of two lower courts to preliminarily enjoin two Indiana school districts from enforcing their bathroom policies.
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prior Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Bathroom Use By Jessica Galanos Employee Benefits, January 2024 In August 2023, the seventh circuit issued its decision in A.C. by M.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, affirming the decisions of two lower courts to preliminarily enjoin two Indiana school districts from enforcing their bathroom policies.
Seventh Circuit Grants Stay and Expedited Appeal of Order Requiring Samsung to Pay Initial Arbitration Fees for 36,000 Claimants By Allen Garrett Corporate Law Departments, March 2024 In the wake of a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding individual arbitration agreements with class action waivers, numerous companies have included such arbitration agreements as part of their terms and conditions.
Seventh Circuit Grants Stay and Expedited Appeal of Order Requiring Samsung to Pay Initial Arbitration Fees for 36,000 Claimants By Allen Garrett Federal Civil Practice, February 2024 In the wake of a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding individual arbitration agreements with class action waivers, numerous companies have included such arbitration agreements as part of their terms and conditions.
Shepherd Real Estate Subsidiary, LLC-1901 Halsted Series v. Commonwealth Edison Co. By Ryanne Bush Dent Construction Law, May 2024 In Shepherd Real Estate Subsidiary, LLC-1901 Halsted Series v. Commonwealth Edison Co., the appellate court affirmed the trial court's award of lost profits on the plaintiff's trespass claims.