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
A very interesting story has come to our attention through the Chicago Tribune. A 21 year old women, Rachel Hoover, is fighting for her right to express her Pastafarian beliefs in her driver license photo. From Tribune writer Lee V. … Continue reading
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 we set off to a weekend of BBQ, fireworks, and (believe it or not, working on cases), we found an interesting article on DNA Info about the legality of fireworks. Reader’s Digest version: stay away from the amateur pyrotechnics … Continue reading
