The Public Servant

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Government Lawyers

April 2016 • Volume 17 • Number 3 •

April 2016 Government Lawyers Newsletter

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In This Issue

New overdose prevention requirements for Illinois first responders

By Jennifer Bannon

Among the new requirements, all State and local government agencies that employ law enforcement officers or firefighters must carry opioid antagonists.

Private communications and FOIA: Policy questions in search of answers

By Ruth A. Schlossberg

Are all e-mails-- of anyone associated with a public body that relate in any way to public business-- subject to FOIA regardless of the device or e-mail address from which they were sent?

7th Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program”: Mediation Program

The Seventh Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program has a new mediation program, free to litigants and specializing in e-discovery issues in small cases.

Juvenile offenders in the adult system—How Public Act 99-258 changed when minors are prosecuted under the criminal laws of Illinois

By Ji Un Saw

A look at the changes made as a result of Public Act 99-258, effective January 1st of this year.

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