18

May

Police Can Search Arrestee’s Personal Effects Upon Lawful Arrest

Posted by Daniel Herbert Divorce/Family Law

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that police may search arrestee’s items without a warrant. In Peo ...

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18

May

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 ...

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18

May

Sergeant Loses Job Over Facebook Rant

Posted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized

Susan Graziosi was a sergeant for the Greenville, MS Police Department. The department’s chief sta ...

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08

May

Court of Appeals: Willful and Malicious Injury Should Be Considered in Bankruptcy Ruling

Posted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a court order against a debtor in slander of a title law ...

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08

May

Filing Post-Verdict Motion is First Step in Appeal

Posted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized

The Plaintiff alleged that she was terminated from her position in the County Auditor’s office in ...

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08

May

Weaving the Factors Together Created a Fabric that Upholds Probable Cause

Posted by Daniel Herbert DUI/Criminal Defense

In the prosecution on drug and unlawful possession of firearm charges that followed from a search of ...

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08

May

Court Rules Officers’ Shoulder Tap and Questions are Not Considered Seizure

Posted by Daniel Herbert DUI/Criminal Defense

Defendant, age 17 at the time, was convicted of aggravated use of a weapon and defacing identificati ...

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08

May

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 ...

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08

May

Union, Not Firefighter Has Right To Challenge Discipline In Arbitration

Posted 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 ...

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08

May

Pension Law Unconstitutional: Supreme Court

Posted by Daniel Herbert Uncategorized

The Illinois Supreme Court today unanimously ruled unconstitutional a landmark state pension law tha ...

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