Ongoing and Future Litigation Over Countrywide Systems of Surveillance The Supreme Court is yet to weigh in on the constitutionality of automatic license plate readers (“ALPR”), but arguably the most famous and pervasive company in the industry, Flock, is coming under...
Chatbots Don’t Have Attorney-Client Privilege and Can Be Used Against Defendants There are ongoing issues surrounding the use of artificial intelligence and the legal community, particularly about traditional safeguards for clients and if they are applicable with the...
What It Could Mean If You're Facing Charges Involving AI As just about anyone would be aware from the constant news coverage, and as we have previously covered, the laws surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) are rapidly evolving, at every level of government....
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenges to Cook County, Illinois and Connecticut Assault Weapons Bans On June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in two closely watched Second Amendment cases challenging local and state bans on AR-15-style...
Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Are a Fourth Amendment Search As we have previously covered, the Supreme Court signaled that they would review the legality of “Geofencing,” the investigation tool police use when they know a crime occurred at a particular place...
Why the “Loss Amount” Is Often the Key Factor When someone is under investigation or charged with a federal fraud offense, one number that will be of vital importance is what is known as the “loss amount.” Oftentimes, this figure will matter more than any individual’s...
Charges Dismissed After Video Contradicts Agent’s Narrative in Arrest Earlier this month, federal prosecutors in Chicago charged three men with trying to rob undercover agents during an A.T.F. gun-trafficking sting in south suburban Country Club Hills. On paper, the...
Two June 2026 Circuit Rulings Create Circuit Split Within two weeks this June, two federal appeals courts upheld convictions for possessing an unregistered silencer under the National Firearms Act, (“NFA”) and reached that same result for opposite reasons. The Ninth...
On June 18, 2026, the Supreme Court handed down two decisions that could have significant implications for certain defendants who are facing charges, serving custodial sentences, or have previously been adjudicated for possessing firearms with a history of drug use or...
Illinois Enacts Hemp Regulations After Years of Legislative Failure Delta-8 products are known for their intoxicating effects similar to marijuana. When we last covered Illinois’ efforts to regulate Delta-8 after its widening popularity and ubiquitousness across the...
