Unfortunately, the short answer is it depends. It is not entirely straight forward and depends on a multitude of factors. In general, law enforcement is prohibited from searching a vehicle without a search warrant under the rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment,...
In Illinois, it is possible to expunge and/or seal your criminal record, depending on the type of criminal charge, the outcome of the case, and how much time has passed since the disposition of the case and/or sentence. Below are general answers to common questions...
In general, if someone is going to be involved with the legal system in any way, the first step is determining the proper venue or jurisdiction. In most cases in the United States, that would mean determining whether federal or state laws will control. Although many...
Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Chicago Creates New Section Devoted Entirely to Healthcare Fraud As we have previously covered, the Department of Justice on the whole has clearly renewed its focus on healthcare fraud, last month announcing the largest healthcare fraud...
Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Address Online Harassment Using AI Recently the Illinois state legislature unanimously passed a bill through both the House of Representatives and Senate that would enable schools to punish students who use artificial technology...
Government Asks Supreme Court to Resolve Emerging Issue As we have previously covered, there are tensions in the law when it comes to the right of an individual to own and handle a firearm (rights which have generally been strengthened in recent years) particularly...
ATF Initiative Leads to 41 Arrests in Two-Months Recently, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the results of a two-month “enhanced enforcement initiative” targeting firearm and machinegun conversion devices in the...
Governor Pritzker Signs 2 New Gun Control Bills Last week, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed two new bills into law, one that strengthens gun storage requirements in the state and another aimed at improving the tracking of guns recovered from crime scenes by law...
Cook County Prosecutors Office Changes Policy on Alleged Officer Misconduct Disclosures As we previously covered, it was earlier reported that the Cook County Prosecutors Office kept a so-called “Do Not Call” list of officers accused of misconduct or viewed as...
Federal Government to Focus on Drug Prosecutions Through DOJ and DEA Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Acting Administrator for the DEA, Robert Murphy, recently held a press conference highlighting the federal government’s work on drug enforcement in the new year,...
