Category: Municipal Law News
Tue Mar 5, 2024 ‐ Municipal Law News
A Careful Balance: When Discretionary Immunity Tips the Scales
Chavez v. Village of Kirkland, 2023 IL App (2d) 230009-U Tort Immunity Act Protects Discretionary Decisions Made by Village TASER Instructor That Concurrently Involve Policy-Making Acts. When faced with certain legal claims, units of local government and its employees can […]Wed Feb 28, 2024 ‐ Municipal Law News
A Proposed Bill Seeks to Require Attorneys be Present for All Custodial Interrogations of Minors
Summary On February 7, 2024, Sen. Robert Peters [D] introduced a bill that seeks to drastically expand the protections that are already afforded to minors during custodial interrogations under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Illinois Senate Bill 3321 (“SB […]Fri Jan 26, 2024 ‐ Municipal Law News
Police-Citizen Encounter Deemed Nonconsensual: Evidence Suppressed
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 […]Tue Jan 23, 2024 ‐ Municipal Law News
Six-Minute Traffic Stop Not Unreasonably Prolonged by Call for a K-9 Unit
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. […]