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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

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This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010.

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Illinois Supreme Court Increases Compensation for Attorneys Representing Indigent Parties

Legal Tech Monitor

The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week amendments to Rule 299 that will double compensation for an attorney appointed by a court in Illinois to represent an indigent party. The amended Rule raises attorney compensation to $150 per hour, up from its previous minimum of $75 per hour.

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Section 230 Still Applies to Email Forwarding–Motekaitis v. USI

Eric Goldman

The court takes two elements off the table immediately: “Plaintiffs do not contest that MMA was a user of an interactive computer service, nor that MMA received the Kane Email from another information content provider.” Rosenthal (from 2006!). Labana Another Court Says Section 230 Applies to RetweetingHolmok v.

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Illinois Supreme Court Names Lea Gutierrez as New ARDC Administrator

Legal Tech Monitor

The Illinois Supreme Court announced today that it has appointed Lea S. Gutierrez as the new Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the organization responsible for the registration and discipline of Illinois lawyers. Gutierrez’s appointment is effective October 23, 2023.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

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” In Federal Court Responding Party Presumed to Bear Subpoena Costs, but Requesting Party Must Avoid Imposition of Undue Burden and Expense A case from the Northern District of Illinois provides a good analysis of when costs responding to subpoenas may be shifted to the party seeking the documents. Cardinal Growth, L.P. ,

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IAALS Honors Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Commits to Carrying on her Legacy

Legal Tech Monitor

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. After graduation, undeterred by many law firms’ reluctance to hire a woman, she eventually found an unpaid position as a deputy county attorney. From there, she served as assistant attorney general of Arizona, on the Maricopa County Superior Court, and on the Arizona State Court of Appeals.

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New Director Named to Lead Illinois Commission on Professionalism, As Jayne Reardon Retires

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A commercial litigation attorney with the firm Meyer Capel P.C. A commercial litigation attorney with the firm Meyer Capel P.C. Harold was a 2014 Republican primary candidate for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District and the 2018 Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general. Champaign, Ill., Reardon Retiring.

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