DOJ Announces It Won’t Enforce Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Adults Under 21 Last month, the Department of Justice announced that it would no longer enforce a federal prohibition which bans licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to adults under the age of...
New Initiative Emphasizes Fraud as Priority for Administration Earlier this month, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) new National Fraud Enforcement Division issued Directive 26-12, “Corporate Enforcement in the Fight Against Fraud.” The five-page memorandum, signed...
Illinois Lacks Statute of Limitations for Certain Sex Offenses A recent NBC News data project detailed generally how long prosecutors in each state have to bring the most serious sexual assault charges, with wide variations state to state. Other than federal criminal...
Illinois Supreme Court to Weigh in on Police Disciplinary Decisions Later this week, the Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case that could reshape police accountability in Chicago for years to come over the exact disciplinary procedures for...
After an arrest, many Illinois drivers are surprised to learn that winning their DUI case in court doesn’t necessarily mean that they will get to keep their driver’s license and there are steps drivers have to proactively take to ensure they don’t lose their ability...
Federal Government Making Efforts to Move Inmates Closer to Release As soon as someone is sentenced to prison, they inevitably have the same thoughts, when will I get out? And can I make it happen sooner? Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to the latter...
Interagency Crackdown on Trucking Industry Fraud Announced Earlier this week, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud launched what it called the most aggressive federal enforcement campaign in history targeting fraud in the commercial trucking industry. The...
7th Circuit Rules that CSAM Possession Is Protected by the First Amendment As we have previously covered, the proliferation of A.I. technology has led an uncomfortable question for courts, namely how to treat computer-generated child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”)...
How Automatic License Plate Reader Surveillance Networks Are Spreading Across Illinois If you have driven on a road in Illinois recently, or in many areas of the United States for that matter, there is a good chance a camera recorded your license plate, your vehicle’s...
The DOJ’s New Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program Announced As we previously covered, the Trump Administration had signaled its willingness to explore avenues for individuals to have their gun rights restored after a conviction, even in instances in which a...
