As a medical professional -- physician, nurse or pharmacist -- there was perhaps no more satisfying moment than when you walked across the graduation stage to receive your diploma, the personification of all your academic achievements.However gratifying as this moment...
In recognition of the fact that Illinois' prison population had spiked dramatically over the last four decades from less than 10,000 inmates to roughly 49,000, Governor Bruce Rauner signed an executive order back in February 2015 calling for the creation of the...
Federal authorities are intent on arresting child pornographers and sex traffickers. The accused will face a long prison sentence if convicted of these felonies, and often, a virtual lifetime of reporting as a sex offender thereafter. The law, however, does not...
During the chaos of the holiday season, many people might have missed what turned out to be a significant announcement by the Drug Enforcement Administration concerning marijuana extracts, including cannabidiol, or CBD.For those unfamiliar with CBD, it's one of the...
In a series of ongoing posts, we've been discussing how the U.S. Constitution provides every person with certain inalienable rights regardless of whether they are confronted by federal agents, state troopers or local police officers, and regardless of whether this...
Thanks to a significant amount of news coverage, most people are now well aware that even though many states -- Illinois included -- have adopted what could best be described as a progressive approach to marijuana, it nevertheless remains illegal under federal...
Last week, we began discussing a shocking report on property forfeiture here in Illinois, a process through which law enforcement agencies can essentially take anything they merely suspect was involved in some manner of criminal activity.To recap, the report,...
Earlier this week, officials with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and the Illinois Policy Institute, two organizations with vastly different political ideologies, announced the release of a rather shocking report that they co-authored on asset...
Last time, we began discussing just how distressing any sort of encounter with state or federal law enforcement officials can be for the average person. We also discussed how the fear engendered by these encounters can sometimes be so great that it leads people to...
No matter the circumstances, it can prove to be a truly unsettling experience for a person to be pulled over for reasons entirely unknown to them or to have law enforcement officials suddenly materialize at their front door with a warrant.Indeed, the fear that...
