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If Geronimo Was Jewish: Equal Protection and the Cultural Property Rights of Native Americans
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2004-07)The Fourteenth Amendment should apply to Native Americans in the same manner that it is applied to other groups within the United States. In practice that has not been the case. The body of Indian Law has developed around ... -
If Wishes Were Horses: Reflections Without Footnotes on Legal Education
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1988-11)This Commentary suggests a solution to the problems with legal education which the author identifies. The author promotes patterning legal education on either the teaching method employed in the field of accounting or ... -
If You Move, You Lose: The Interstate Medicaid Obligation to Special Needs Adopted Children
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2015-02)This Article presents the history of the adoption assistance programs of the United States and analyzes state Medicaid practice related to the federal statutory provisions that established the benefit and the Constitutional ... -
Illinois Annexation Agreements--Are We Behind the Times?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1992-07)Ms. Baran begins her article by discussing the impetus for the Illinois Annexation Agreement Statute. Next, she provides the reader with a thorough analysis of each provision of the statute with particular emphasis on the ... -
The Illinois Bail Jumper's Statute
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This legislative note focuses on the constitutional ramifications of complete trials in absentia and examines possible alternatives to this procedure. -
The Illinois Bail Reform Act of 2017: Roadmap to Reform, or Reform in Name Only?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2018-06)Of the approximately 443,000 individuals currently incarcerated in county jails who have yet to be convicted of any of their charges, seventy percent are indigent and cannot afford the bail amount set by the judge at their ... -
Illinois Courts and the Law of Miranda Waivers: A Policy Worth Preserving
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-05)For the last several decades, Illinois courts have followed a wise policy of refusing to accept Miranda waivers from suspects whose mental deficiencies have prevented them from knowingly understanding their rights. Yet, ... -
The Illinois Criminal Sexual Assault and Abuse Act
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1984-05)An examination of the changing criminal sexual conduct statutes, as exemplified by the newly enacted Illinois Criminal Sexual Assault and Abuse Act. -
The Illinois Estoppel Doctrine Revisited: How Promptly Must an Insurer Act?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2004-05)This article discusses three recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Illinois on the Illinois Estoppel Doctrine, which holds that an insurer that breaches its duty to defend will be estopped from denying coverage in any ... -
Illinois Home Rule and Taxation: A New Approach to Local Government Enabling Authority
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1988-07)This Article examines and assesses the use of the home rule powers which were granted to local governments by the 1970 Constitution. Focusing primarily on the power of taxation, the Article notes that the use of the home ... -
Illinois Lawyer Investigations of Current Client Concerns
(2015)When questions are raised by a current client regarding an attorney’s representation of the client, the questioned attorney should be able to seek counsel confidentially. Such a conferral will often benefit the attorney, ... -
The Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Act and Installment Contracts: Filling in the Gaps
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1989-05)This Commentary examines the new Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Act as it relates to installment contracts. The Commentary is intended as a practical guide to complying with paragraph 15-1106 of the Act by filling in the ... -
The Illinois Parentage Act: Constitutional?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1994-11)In Illinois, a putative father's relationship with his child can be arbitrarily terminated by the State. A man who fathers a child and abandons both the mother and child is subject to court termination of his parental ... -
The Illinois Superfund Law Prior to the Brownfields Legislation
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1996-07)This article examines the state of law for landowner liability caused by the release or threat of release of "hazardous substances" in Illinois prior to the enactment of the Brownfields Act. It demonstrates the inadequacies ... -
The Illinois Supreme Court Gives Policyholders a Break from the Two Front War
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2006-11)For many years, Illinois policyholders faced the prospect of a two-front war whenever they submitted a liability insurance claim. Insurers who did not believe they owed coverage could "honor" their duty to defend by filing ... -
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 352(a): An Attempted Revival of the Appellate Oral Argument
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-05)Though long considered a bedrock of the American legal system, oral argument has steadily lost popularity in appellate courts across the country. Due in large part to ever-increasing caseloads and limited judicial resources, ... -
Illinois Supreme Court Should Consider Reasonable Doubt Issue
(Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2014-06-25)Last month, a state appellate court reversed the conviction of Mark Downs —a gang member serving 70 years for the murder of a 6-year-old boy — because the trial court attempted to answer a jury question about the definition ... -
Illinois' Confrontation With the Use of Closed Circuit Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Legislative Approach to the Supreme Court Decision of People v. Fitzpatrick
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1995-07)This comment discusses an accused's rights under the Illinois Confrontation Clause and the need to protect child sexual abuse victims from the emotional trauma associated with testifying in the presence of their abuser at ... -
Illinois' Drug Induced Homicide Statute: A Tough State Just Got Tougher
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1989-07)This Legislative Note discusses the new Illinois Drug Induced Homicide Statute that went into effect January 1, 1989. The Note traces the common law history of imposing homicide liability on drug suppliers for drug-related ...
