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Argue Hard, Respect Always: A Lawyer’s Professional Obligation to Civil Discourse: Our profession is driven by ideas. It is also driven by truth. Lawyers are often called upon to come up Continue reading dlvr.it/TRbDQN

CBA and Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism to Co-host ‘Pageants, Professionalism, and Power’ CLE: By Laura Bagby, Communications Director, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on… dlvr.it/TRQrnL

Recognize Community Leaders: Nominate for Liberty Bell Award: The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, as part of its Annual Community Law Week Celebration, is seeking nominations for Continue reading dlvr.it/TRPwg2

Voting for Judges in the Illinois Primary Election: What Cook County Voters Need to Know: With 46 lawyers seeking to become judges in this primary election in Cook County, voters need to know which candidates Continue reading dlvr.it/TRGd1J

A Copycat League: Enhancing Equity Through Chicago’s Local Election Law: Authored by: Tyler Clark Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor on New Year’s day. Stacked Continue reading dlvr.it/TQvMMp

Illinois Bivens Act: The United States Supreme Court recently handed a victory to the State of Illinois in its feud with the Trump Continue reading dlvr.it/TQVsxv

Navigating the Rise of AI in ADR: Opportunities, Risks and Ethical Considerations for Attorneys: Authored by: Hon. Mary Colleen Roberts (Ret.) Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Virtually every conversation these days involves AI and Continue… dlvr.it/TPv4wy

Reflections on the Sonya Massey Trial: As many in the Illinois legal community know, the police officer who shot and killed Sonya Massey was convicted of Continue reading dlvr.it/TPmPc8

Local Scale Liberty & The Granger Laws: Subjugating Monopoly Power to Movement Power: Authored by: Tyler Clark Stronger Together Worker protections and labor rights victories during the mid to late 19th century antedate Continue reading dlvr.it/TPmCsl

Experience Moo Court: Chicago’s Unique Legal Comedy Revue: The CBA’s musical comedy revue returns to the stage for its 102nd Annual Bar Show. This year’s show, “Moo Court,” promises wackiness, music, and more cowbell but less politics. dlvr.it/TPlRnn

Become a Mentor: Support New Attorneys in Illinois: Support new IL attorneys by becoming a mentor (and earn IL MCLE Credit!) dlvr.it/TPcPG1

Basics of Illinois Privacy Laws: Have you ever wondered who has access to biometric data in your smartphone, such as the “Face-ID” identification that companies Continue reading dlvr.it/TPb0Lf

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Meets Requirements for Illinois and City of Chicago: The CBA will offer three training sessions on December 15 for lawyers and law firm staff to meet the State of Illinois’ and City of Chicago’s annual sexual… dlvr.it/TPSlLL

Disclosure List & Do-Not-Call Lists: Changes are expected when a new administration comes into office, whether it is along party lines or policy pursuits. New Continue reading dlvr.it/TPNBcb

Your clients are using AI without you: AI has officially broken the old rules of running a law firm. The gap between firms that scale and those Continue reading dlvr.it/TPN7Sg

To Undermine The ‘Law & Economics’ Movement, Start With Tort Law: Authored by: Tyler Clark The Downstream Economy Economic inequality is skyrocketing, the productivity pay gap is soaring, and the U.S. Continue reading dlvr.it/TNqYG3

Volunteers Needed for Chicago Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Moot Court Competition: It’s the time of year again for the Young Lawyers Section to host its Moot Court Competition, in which 30 Continue reading dlvr.it/TNgcxJ

What is the Cook County’s “Chancery” Division?: Authored by: John Gilmore The Circuit Court of Cook County includes multiple divisions and sections, including the Chancery Division. Most Continue reading dlvr.it/TNYcPV

Disney Enterprises Inc. et al v. Midjourney Inc.: To Limit AI, or To Infinity and Beyond?: Authored by: Allison Guenther Imagine your favorite Disney princess or Marvel superhero. Your brain may visualize Snow White, Cinderella, Iron Continue reading dlvr.it/TNNZq8

Chicago Bar Association Celebrates Extraordinary Leaders in the Legal Profession with 2025 Annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards: The CBA and CBF will honor five attorneys at the 2025 Justice John Paul Stevens Awards on October 7, 2025. dlvr.it/TNFcbY