Anyone who follows the LauraLaw Blog knows that we love to see democracy in action, and like to encourage all of our readers to exercise one of the great privileges as an American citizen – VOTE. On Tuesday, September 27, … Continue reading
As September draws to a close, our friend Samuel Partida, Jr. of Illinoiscaselaw.com has released his August Case Law update for us to study, and as usual we wanted to pass it along to you. This month’s list brings us a … Continue reading
This week, a Chicago judge made another important ruling for medical marijuana in this state. Cook County Judge Neil Cohen issued a ruling that requires the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to add Post-Operative Chronic Pain to its list of conditions for … Continue reading
Last week we wrote about some of the criminal justice reforms recently signed into law by Gov. Rauner. Today we have some more information about one of those reforms, Senate Bill 42, that might be of interest to our readers, … Continue reading
2016 hasn’t exactly been a poster year for political compromise. Given the differences of opinion between Gov. Rauner and the Democratic Illinois Legislature, you could be forgiven for thinking that any hope of change was a distant one at … Continue reading
Govenor Rauner signs Senate Bill with changes to marijuana enforcement of note to criminal defense and dui attorneys. Effective immediately, Senate Bill 2228 removes criminal penalties for possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana. Govenor Rauner signed this long … Continue reading
It’s no secret that the United States criminal justice system has a disturbingly high number of mentally ill incarcerated persons. It’s also true that a disturbingly high number of mentally ill inmates have been discriminated against throughout their lives, their … Continue reading
Third In Our Series Of Guest Reviews Of Criminal Justice Themed Television By Jake Morask SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 3 Episode three of HBO’s incredible mini series “The Night of” took us to the horrific Riker’s Island this week as … Continue reading
Second in Our Series of Criminal Justice and Defense Themed Television Series; By Guest Reviewer Jake Morask I talked about the first episode of “The Night Of” this last week, as I thought its themes were worth noticing for … Continue reading
SPOILERS OF “The NIGHT OF” IN THE TEXT -YOU’VE BEEN WARNED! New Feature; Television and Film Reviews featuring Criiminal Justice. Guest Review by; Jake Morask Ok so I just finally got around to watching the premiere of HBO’s The … Continue reading
