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Culture Wars: Protection of Cultural Monuments in a Human Rights Context
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Evaluating and Understanding Police Use of Force
ll Legal News US Legal News World Legal News News Archive This Day at Law ll Commentary Academic Commentary Professional Commentary Student Commentary S Executive Orders US Federal Rulemaking US Presidential Memoranda hy Support JURIST? Donate Honor Roll Sponsorship AQ Staff Contact Tran Throughout recent history police officers have been scrutinized fo... -
Spontaneous Utterances Have Family Ties
On May 16, 2014, the Seventh Circuit ruled in U.S. v. Wallace that voluntary statements, more commonly known as spontaneous utterances, are admissible evidence. The Defendant was a drug dealer; there was bad blood between him and his nephew, a paid DEA informant. On two different occasions the DEA conducted “controlled buys” using the nephew to buy crack cocaine from his uncle. After the controlled buys, they executed a search warrant on the uncle’s house where they found large quantitie... -
Overwhelmed by Debt? The How and Why of Bankruptcy
Are you overwhelmed by your debts? Are you struggling just to pay your monthly bills, or, even worse, juggling your accounts so you can pay the bills with your credit cards? If you are doing your best, but your debts are only growing, there is a clean way out: filing bankruptcy. Many people fear bankruptcy - but that is mainly because they don’t understand what bankruptcy actually is, or how it works. They have heard that filing bankruptcy means they will “lose everything” - when, in rea... -
5 Common Misconceptions About Filing Bankruptcy
1. If I file for Bankruptcy I will lose all of my property. This may be the biggest misconception surrounding filing for bankruptcy. Every person who files for bankruptcy can protect a certain amount of property while still eliminating all or a portion of their debt. Depending upon the state in which the person lives, there are state and/or federal exemption laws that permit a person to shield a certain value in propert... -
USCIS COMPLETES 2017 H1B LOTTERY
SCIS announced on May 2, 2016, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2017 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in our computer-generated random process. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected. Due to the high volume of filings, USCIS is unable to provide a definite time frame for returning these petitions. USCIS asks petitioners not to inquire about the status of submitted cap-subject petitions until they receive a receipt notice or an ... -
Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in illinois
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10 STEPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR U.S. TRADEMARK (SERVICE MARK) - Registered or Not
CONGRATULATIONS! You are the proud owner of a trademark or service mark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A trademark or service mark is property that belongs to your business and can be valued as a business asset. A registered mark is a more valuable business asset because the registration with the USPTO confers added rights and benefits such as: • Nationwide rights in the mark; • Presumption of ownership and validity of the &nb... -
What is “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?”
Intellectual Property (“IP”) typically refers to four main types of property rights based upon our “intellectual” efforts. These are 1) patents; 2) copyrights; 3) trademarks; and 4) trade secrets. A catch-all, miscellaneous type of intellectual property exists in the form of being able to sue another for “unfair competition” when one believes their business has been injured but the source of that injury is not considered an infringement on one of the above-referenced forms... -
Management Issues in Cooperative Buildings
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3 Common Disabilities Cause by Chicago Car Accidents
Car accidents can result in a wide variety of injuries varying in degree of severity and impact on the victim’s life. While minor injuries such as bruises or simple sprains may not require much attention, more serious ones often require extensive treatment and may have a lifelong effect on the individual. Even seemingly minor injuries such as an arm fracture can leave a person disabled for a certain time period. After a Chicago car accident, disability can prevent a person from att... -
St. Louis Auto Accident Attorney - Compensation for Dashboard Injuries
Car accidents can make an individual susceptible to numerous injuries. The extent of injuries differs depending upon the direction and speed of the crash. One of the most common injuries car accident victims complain of is a knee injury. For the driver and passengers sitting in the front of the car, the dashboard is placed right above their knees, which increases the chances of a knee injury if the knees get smashed against the dashboard due to the impact of the collision. Dashbo... -
What is an Alibi Defense and How Can I Use It?
In any criminal proceeding, there are two general defense strategies that can be employed. The first strategy is to challenge and attack the prosecution’s evidence and argue that the evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to convict the defendant of the crime with which he or she is charged. This strategy generally does not result in the defense putting on any witnesses or evidence of its own: rather, through cross-examination the defense attorney will seek to expose holes and weak... -
Can I Be Convicted of Burglary Without “Breaking” Anything?
The penalties for burglary in Illinois can be very serious. The law on burglary in Illinois is 720 ILCS 5/19-1, and it states that a burglary occurs whenever a person: (1) knowingly, and (2) without authority (3a) enters into or (3b) remains within (4) a building, watercraft, railroad car or other prohibited structure or item (5) with the intent to commit a (a) theft or (b) felony inside. This is a deceptively-simple crime: when... -
Can Police Search My Home or Office Without My Permission?
Having a police officer show up at your home or place of employment unexpectedly can be terrifying, especially if the officer is demanding that he or she be permitted to search through your belongings. Many individuals are intimidated by an officer’s presence and feel as if they have no choice but to acquiesce to whatever the officer indicates he or she wants to do. However, you do not necessarily have to allow an officer to rummage through your belongings just because he or she demands... -
How an Employer Can Avoid Sexual Harassment Liability
During the past decade, I've defended many employers in sexual harassment claims and lawsuits. Whether a Fortune 500 corporation or a small business, the same mistakes/issues seem to occur prior to the claims (and usually before I'm called.) Based on my experience, I believe any business will be less vulnerable to sexual harassment claims if these three steps are followed: A Written Sexual Harassment Policy is Crucial If a claim is made, the first thing the EEOC or other finder of fact ... -
Five Tips to Keep New Businesses Out of Trouble
Although my practice focuses on employment law, I am often asked to assist small businesses with other issues. Unfortunately, it's usually after the business is already in quite a pickle -- often having been served with a lawsuit. In mulling over what went wrong for these new businesses, I've come up with a list of five rules for new business owners to follow: Get professional help with entity formation Setting up your own "simple corporation" online may work for some, but selecting the be... -
Doing Time: White-collar sentencing has varied since 2005 ruling.
Before the mid-1980s, sentences for so-called “white-collar” crimes tended to be lax, with no formal or generally accepted rules or guidelines for judges to follow. But a series of events, including several high-profile insider trading scandals, prompted Congress to pass the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, which enacted the guidelines for crimes committed after 1987 and abolished parole for federal offenses. The guidelines, as passed, were mandatory and applied to all federal sentences, ... -
How to Become Successful in Compliance
First, find the right environment. Many regulated companies are "reactive," meaning that they do not anticipate issues but wait for issues to arise and then act or "react." Many of these companies are short-sighted, looking at the near-term and not focused on long-term goals. "Proactive" organizations are forward looking, not only in anticipating issues that might arise, but in having clear directions and goals. The compliance staff has the best chance of being successful in a proactive organiza... -
Combating Government Corruption: Suing the Federal Government Via a Proposed Amendment to the Civil RICO Statute
Valparaiso University Law Review Volume 46 Number 1 pp.169-210 Fall 2011 Combating Government Corruption: Suing the Federal Government Via a Proposed Amendment to the Civil RICO Statute Arie J. Lipinski This Notes is brought to you for free and open access by the Valparaiso University Law School at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Valparaiso University Law Review by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staf...