Profile of our editor: Paul E. FreehlingBy Vickie GillioNovember 2005We are a Section Council unique in ISBA history in that we have been privileged to have the same newsletter editor, Paul Freehling, since the inception of the Administrative Law Section.
Promulgation of “emergency rules” requires a true emergencyBy James J. PowersAugust 2005In a recently issued decision, the Second District Appellate Court invalidated a set of emergency rules promulgated by the Illinois Labor Relations Board in September 2003.
Proposed unemployment changes could economically benefit lawyersBy Glenn R. GaffneyApril 2005As per the request of Ole Bly Pace III, the following is the “practical idea” which would help members of the Labor and Employment Law Section to improve their earning power as lawyers:
Public Information and Privacy Rights Seminar scheduledBy Cynthia I. ErvinSeptember 2005The Committee on Government lawyers of the ISBA has scheduled a seminar entitled “Public Information and Privacy Rights—Issues Under the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.”
Recent caseBy Paul E. FreehlingSeptember 2005The recent Fourth District opinion in Henry v. Anderson, No. 04-04-0867 (Apr. 18, 2005), is a rare example of an appellate court ruling that Section 2a of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2a, was violated.
Requests to admitBy Jerold S. Solovy & Robert L. BymanApril 2005Your opponent serves requests to admit to set you up for disaster. Admit and your adversary will use your admissions to get summary judgment or make her life easier, yours uncomfortable at trial.
Social security reform: Bad news for the distaff sideBy Lorraine SchmallJune 2005President George W Bush wants to reform Social Security. His team of professional writers and partisan advocates explain his program at such government Web sites as Treasury’s <http://strengtheningsocialsecurity.gov/> and the Social Security Administration’s obliquely-named <http://forourgrandchildren.org/>
Solutions to procedural issues in administrative hearingsBy Ryan A. BillerOctober 2005Many things can and oftentimes will go wrong. In order to combat the inefficiency created by problems that arise during administrative law hearings, the National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary (NCALJ) sponsored a mock hearing at the Chicago-Kent College of Law on August 4, 2005.
Summary of recent decisionDecember 2005This summary was prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisionsNovember 2005These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisionsOctober 2005These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisionsAugust 2005These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisionsJune 2005These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisionsFebruary 2005These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Supreme Court to review administrative procedure caseBy Andrew CreightonSeptember 2005The Illinois Supreme Court has granted a petition for leave to appeal in a recent administrative law case, Rodriguez v. Sheriff’s Merit Commission of Kane County, 355 Ill. App.3d 676, 823 N.E.2d 243 (2nd Dist. 2005).
Voice of the ChairBy Vickie GillioOctober 2005I am pleased that, in my first “Voice of the Chair” publication, I can direct your attention to an event that the Administrative Law Section is co-sponsoring.
Walters reiterates that not all administrative action is reviewableBy J.A. SebastianAugust 2005Although the Illinois Constitution grants an appeal as a matter of right from all final judgments of the circuit court (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, @ 6), there is no constitutional right to appeal administrative decisions.