Presented by the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section
Live Webcast
Thursday, March 27, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
1.50 hours MCLE credit
Don’t miss this in-depth discussion on the definition and prevalence of hate crimes, as well as recent changes to Illinois’ hate crimes statute. Criminal justice lawyers, general practitioners, human and civil rights attorneys, and bench and bar counsel with all levels of practice experience who attend this online program will better understand:
- What constitutes a hate crime;
- The difference between hate speech and hate crimes;
- How to identify the indicators, evidence, biases, and motivations of individuals to commit hate crimes;
- The types of hate crimes people are experiencing on both a state and national level;
- How hate crimes differ from other causes of action, including bias-motivated incidences, such as harassment or discrimination;
- How to identify when a crime rises to the level of a hate crime because of bias motivation;
- The legislative history behind Illinois’ current hate crimes statute;
- The types of actions that can be brought against a perpetrator (both civilly and criminally) in Illinois; and
- How to address the needs of hate crime victims (and those of the affected community), as well as the resources that are available to them.
Hon. Junaid M. Afeef, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Dept. of Public Health, Chicago
Prof. Cindy Buys, SIU Simmons Law School, Carbondale
Ronald Langacker, Langacker Law, Urbana
Jill D. Leka, Clark Baird Smith LLP, Rosemont
Abra C. Siegel, Leland Grove law LLC, Chicago
Program Moderator:
Ronald Langacker, Langacker Law, Urbana
Program Chat Moderator:
Prof. Cindy Buys, SIU Simmons Law School, Carbondale
Program Speakers:
Prof. Jeannine Bell, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago
Marvet Sweis Drnovsek, Commissioner, Illinois Commission on Discrimination & Hate Crimes, Chicago
Michael I. Rothstein, Tabet DiVito & Rothstein, Chicago
Original source can be found here.