18May Police Can Search Arrestee’s Personal Effects Upon Lawful ArrestPosted by Daniel Herbert Divorce/Family Law The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that police may search arrestee’s items without a warrant. In Peo ... Read more +
18May Ferguson: Same Book, Same Chapter, but with a…Posted by Daniel Herbert Civil Rights Defense/Police Misconduct A nineteen year old man died recently after an altercation with Chicago Police officers. In the days ... Read more +
18May Sergeant Loses Job Over Facebook RantPosted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized Susan Graziosi was a sergeant for the Greenville, MS Police Department. The department’s chief sta ... Read more +
08May Court of Appeals: Willful and Malicious Injury Should Be Considered in Bankruptcy RulingPosted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a court order against a debtor in slander of a title law ... Read more +
08May Filing Post-Verdict Motion is First Step in AppealPosted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized The Plaintiff alleged that she was terminated from her position in the County Auditor’s office in ... Read more +
08May Weaving the Factors Together Created a Fabric that Upholds Probable CausePosted by Daniel Herbert DUI/Criminal Defense In the prosecution on drug and unlawful possession of firearm charges that followed from a search of ... Read more +
08May Court Rules Officers’ Shoulder Tap and Questions are Not Considered SeizurePosted by Daniel Herbert DUI/Criminal Defense Defendant, age 17 at the time, was convicted of aggravated use of a weapon and defacing identificati ... Read more +
08May Circuit Court rules Workers’ Compensation Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over work-related accident.Posted by Daniel Herbert Workers' Compensation Plaintiff employee was injured in a work-related vehicle accident in which a third party was at faul ... Read more +
08May Union, Not Firefighter Has Right To Challenge Discipline In ArbitrationPosted by Daniel Herbert Civil Rights Defense/Police Misconduct John Woods was a fire lieutenant for the Berwyn Fire Department and was terminated by the Department ... Read more +
08May Pension Law Unconstitutional: Supreme CourtPosted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized The Illinois Supreme Court today unanimously ruled unconstitutional a landmark state pension law tha ... Read more +
