Tue Mar 12, 2024 ‐ Municipal Law News
Attenuation Prevents the Exclusion of Incriminating Statements due to Significant Intervening Circumstances and a Lack of Police Misconduct
United States v. Cade, 2024 WL 767546 (7th Cir. 2024) The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals applied the attenuation doctrine when considering a motion to suppress incriminating statements and found that a vehicle search was legal because officers saw an […]Fri Mar 8, 2024 ‐ Legal Resources
2023 FOIA and OMA Transparency Reporter
Welcome to the 2023 FOIA and OMA Transparency Reporter, provided by Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins, Ltd. The area of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) and the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) saw many legislative changes, judicial interpretations, and Public Access […]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 […]