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IL Supreme Court rewrites attorney 'discrimination' rule; Critics predict court challenges forthcoming
Supporters say the rule change will create a stronger 'deterrent' to discriminatory and harassing behavior by lawyers in the state. Opponents say the new rule imposes an unconstitutional 'speech code' on Illinois lawyers, and likely will be challenged in court -
'Serious risk of bias?' Pritzker bristles, but legal community has long sought new rules for judge recusal over campaign cash
Gov. JB Pritzker said it was "ridiculous" to ask if two Illinois Supreme Court justices should step aside from hearing constitutional challenges over cash bail and 'assault weapons' bans. But a never-enacted rule change recommended by the Illinois State Bar Association may have called for precisely that, because of Pritzker's campaign donations to the justices -
ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program
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LIVE WEB - SSFC Bonus Series: Protecting Your Practice on October 20, 2021
LIVE WEB - SSFC Bonus Series: Protecting Your Practice on October 20, 2021. -
LIVE WEB - Hot Topics in Food Labeling: Plant-Based Products and the Federal Regulation of Cell-Based Meats on October 19, 2021
LIVE WEB - Hot Topics in Food Labeling: Plant-Based Products and the Federal Regulation of Cell-Based Meats on October 19, 2021. -
IL Supreme Court fight, plus left-wing try to oust Cook Co judge who embarrassed Foxx, highlight judicial elections
Conservatives seek removal of 'Madigan's favorite justice,' while progressives aim at a Cook County judge who reopened Smollett case, over the wishes of State's Attorney Kim Foxx, drawing flak from Cook County Democrats. -
Bar associations pan some IL Supreme Court campaigns; Epstein: Rating a result of 'inflexible rule' based on candidate legal experience
Candidate Daniel Epstein says his "not recommended" rating was based on a "bright line rule" for bar associations, which withholds candidate recommendations from judicial candidates with less than 10 years experience. -
'Legal work ... can be done in Naperville': City services tax idea has professionals, associations on guard
Chicago's mayor has floated the idea of taxing 'high-end' legal and accounting services to help the city close a pension-induced budget gap. People associated with those professions and others worry such a tax would only raise the cost of doing business, harming regular people, while leading to relocations that will harm the city's business district. -
Incoming IL State Bar Association president plans to establish leadership programs, health care plan
A zoning and development attorney who aims to usher in leadership programs for young lawyers will be inaugurated president of the Illinois State Bar Association and has his sights set on pooling interested members into a single health care plan. -
Judges on ballot this month; some evaluation groups ask voters to steer clear of some in particular
While most judicial candidates are running unopposed in Cook County, voters can still help select a few of those who will preside from the bench. And voters have been asked to exercise caution when casting ballots in the General Election for at least two Cook County candidates. -
Judge: IL state agency overreached in prosecuting property tax lawyers for using comps in tax appeals
State bureaucrats who regulate real estate appraisers in Illinois have no authority to prosecute property tax lawyers, a Cook County judge has ruled, finding regulators overreached in claiming lawyers violated state appraiser licensing rules by using comparable property values to argue for a lower tax assessment for thieir clients. -
IL Bar Assn: State overreach threatens ability of property tax lawyers to work; State: Lawyers can't be appraisers
A Cook County judge could soon weigh in on a legal fight between Illinois’ largest association of lawyers and a state regulatory agency, over the question of whether that state agency has the authority to effectively bar Illinois property tax lawyers from offering estimates of a property’s value when representing property owners before a state or county property tax appeal board.