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- Commenting Catastrophe: Manual Moderation and Inflexible Keyword Filters on University’s Social Media Posts Leads to First Amendment Violation
- REMINDER: ISBE Guidance on Prohibited Summer Teacher Resignations
- Illinois General Assembly Clarifies Prohibition on Fines to Punish School Discipline Violations, Including Citations for Local Ordinance Violations
- Federal Judge Strikes Down 2024 Title IX Rule: What Comes Next?
- Federal Appeals Court Affirms Preliminary Order That Transgender Students Have Right to Access Facilities Consistent with Gender Id
- Mallory Milluzi to Present Lunchtime FOIA Series: Freedom of Information Act and Law Enforcement Records
- KTJ Partners Michele Nierman and Dennis Walsh to speak on Digital Accessibility at the 2025 Illinois Library Association Conference
- Thomas Melody to Speak at Library Administrators Seminar on FMLA and ADA
- Michael Jurusik Becomes President of Board of Directors
- KTJ Wins Big on Section 1983 Unreasonable Seizure and Monell, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Malicious Prosecution Complaint at Summary Judgment
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Detectives in § 1983 Brady Claim in Mims v. City of Chicago, No. 24-1564 (7th Cir. Oct. 21, 2025)
- Village of Round Lake Appoints KTJ as General Counsel
- Public Act 104-0158 Heightens Transparency for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers
- Two New Laws Modify Law Enforcement Responsibilities Related to Firearms
- New Law Empowers Local Law Enforcement to Remove Squatters From Property
- Illinois Laws Effective January 1, 2025, that Employers Need to Know About
- Job Postings Will Need To Include Pay Scales/Benefits
- U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (89 FR 1638) and Reporting Newly Hired Employees (Public Act 103-0343)
- Transportation Benefits Program Act Going into Effect on January 1, 2024
- Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: What Local Government Employers Need to Know
- New Law Requires Public Libraries to Stock and Train Staff on Opioid Antagonists
- New Legislation Allows Libraries to Offer Quarterly or Biannual Payment Options for Non-Resident Fees
- Illinois Library Association 2023 Conference
- ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
- Court Supports Public Employer’s Authority to Require Vaccination or Regular Testing for COVID
- The Illinois Supreme Court’s Ruling in Bitner v. City of Pekin¸ 2025 IL 131039, is Pro-Municipality in Permitting Public Employers to Withhold Employment Taxes from Section 1(b) PEDA Payments
- In a Win for Municipalities, the Northern District of Illinois Applies the Heck Doctrine to Convictions from Administrative Hearings in Vargas v. Guardiola, 2025 WL 1530948 (N.D. Ill. May 29, 2025)
- Illinois Strengthens Safe Drinking Water Enforcement for Non-Community Systems
- In Petersen v. Pedersen, the Seventh Circuit Gives Police Departments Guidance on Effectively Building Probable Cause and Seeking Judicial Warrants
- In Barnes v. Felix, 145 S. Ct. 1353 (2025), the United States Supreme Court Holds that the “Moment-of-threat” Rule is Unconstitutional in Evaluating Excessive Force Claims
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