People v. Salas, 2023 IL App (3d) 220162-U Defendant unlawfully seized because encounter was not consensual and the circuit court’s denial of motion to suppress reversed and conviction vacated In a reversal, the Third District Appellate Court (the “Court”) ruled […]
People v. Vences, 2023 IL App (4th) 220035 Traffic stop was not unreasonably prolonged when officer called for a canine unit and defendant fled on foot before officer finished writing a written warning that was the basis of the stop. […]
People v. Kendricks, 2023 IL App (4th) 230179 Officer’s conduct justified by a good-faith belief that an exterior dog sniff in a public place is not a search or seizure; case law from foreign jurisdictions support Officer’s belief that the […]
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to the Sixth Circuit case of Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio on December 13, 2023. The case concerns the issue of how federal malicious prosecution claims are to be governed and defended […]
On December 1, 2023, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) issued opinion PAC 23-014 and held that closed session meeting minutes must be approved in open session. At issue was the Village of Skokie’s practice of approving closed session meeting minutes […]