Just this Tuesday Illinois judge Neil Cohen made a strong statement to the Department of Public Health that made Post traumatic Stress Disorder a disease that’s eligible for medical marijuana prescription, Carla Johnson of the Associative Press reports. The case came to … Continue reading
As reported in an article by Phillip Reed of wtvo.com, harsh dui testing policies are going to be implemented in Winnebago county, Illinois over this holiday weekend. According to Reed, “A new program will force offenders to get a blood … Continue reading
Scott Shackford of the Monthly publishing magazine Reason, continued his coverage of the FBI’s prolonged push for more access to private information this morning. The senate tried passing the bill Friday in the AM but fell two votes short. (One in reality, McConnel’s … Continue reading
Damon Root of monthly publishing Reason reported today that the Supreme Court has decided on a case questioning the states of Minnesota and North Dakota right to criminally charge people for refusing a warrantless blood test and separately a warrantless breath test. … Continue reading
Damon Root, a writer for the monthly publishing magazine Reason, details a bit of the fallout from the Supreme Courts decision in the case of Utah V. Streiff. Root summarizes the specifics of the case: “The case of Utah v. … Continue reading
It’s that time of the month again, when our friend and local case law sensei – Samuel Partida, Jr. – provides his fantastic list of cases we care about that were released in the month of May. This month, Illinois … Continue reading
In a new article by Libertarian monthly magzine Reason, author J.D. Tuccille laments the state of Washingtons recent dealings with Marijuana, which was voted to be made recreationally legal in 2012. Tucille writes that despite mostly roaring approval of the move, … Continue reading
You are forewarned!!! Check out this article about how the Illinois State Police will be doing a specific crackdown across the state on seat belt violators. Then note the very last sentence- that a DUI arrest may be the end result … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has overturned an Appellate Court’s decision that blocked a police officer from suing for a First Amendment violation. A police officer in New Jersey was demoted by his superiors for, what they believed to be, engaging in … Continue reading
The only thing more immaculate than the office today was our team. See Exhibit A. While we always look nice (if we do say so ourselves), and unless we’re on trial, the office is always immaculate; today we were all … Continue reading
