Thursday, July 11, 2019

Deposition Distress

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Deposition misconduct usually results from the uncivil or obstructionist conduct of lawyers. But on occasion it is the deponent who mocks t...
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Monday, December 3, 2018

Is time travel a defense to DUI?

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Niles Gammons, a student at the University of Illinois, was arrested for DUI on November 4th at 1:08 A.M. You will recall that daylight sav...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Prostitution, Patronizing and Soliciting: How the Illinois Criminal Code Increasingly Resembles the "Nordic" Model

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Many legal practitioners think of prostitution-related crimes as non-serious public order offences akin to other misdemeanors. And, for ma...
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Friday, December 22, 2017

Last Minute Gift Idea: Judge McKoski's Book

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As loyal followers of the Northern Law Blog already know, retired judge Raymond J. McKoski has been writing posts on this blog for more th...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Bad for Business: Lawyer Must Tell Clients, “I am a Crook.”

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A Wisconsin judge sentenced a lawyer to probation and five days in jail for the offense of criminal contempt. Because the contempt charge w...
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Friday, August 25, 2017

Complaining About Judges

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Effective January 1, 2018, House Bill 3054 becomes law. As enacted, the law requires the clerk of every county to post in common areas of ...
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Monday, March 6, 2017

A Toast to House Bill 0494

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House Bill 0494 would amend the Liquor Control Act to permit restaurants to serve alcohol to 18, 19, and 20 year olds as long as the under...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

KCBA Seminar Materials

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I am speaking at the KCBA Commercial Law Seminar this afternoon on citations to discover assets. I just received late notice that my materi...
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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Seventh Circuit Hangs Up on Robocalls

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On January 3, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow for telephone tranquility. In  Patriotic Veterans v. Zoeller ,  the ...
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