The Law Blog - Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates
Firm lawyers and guest blawggers post on a variety of legal topics.
Author: Joseph P. McCaffery is the principal, Daniel O. Stamm a is senior associate, and Colin F. Carr and Mickelle Olawoye are associates at Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates, which has offices in Chicago and Aurora, Ill.
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Recent Posts from The Law Blog - Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates
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"No Refusal" Back in Kane for Another Holiday
The Daily Herald reports SA John Barsanti and crew are giving "No Refusal" one more shot, despite the questions of legality of the sting operation...
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Appeal Filed Today in "You Tube" Divorce: Smith v. Walsh-Smith
An appeal was filed today in the New York State Supreme Court in the matter of Smith v. Walsh-Smith, one of the most publicly covered divorce cases of 2008. Attorneys for Tricia Walsh Smith...
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Do "Routine" Immigration Checks Cross the Line?
The Obama administration is expanding a program to make the checking of immigration status a routine measure during local jail bookings. The result, it’s suggested, could be a tenfold increase in illegal immigrants identified for…
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AG Madigan Trying to Close Public Info Loopholes
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is proposing changes to Illinois law that will make government more transparent...
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Loopholes in Illinois Law Allow Officials to Deny Access to Public Records
In Illinois, getting a public record is a frustrating labyrinth of excuses, delays and denials...the state's Freedom of Information Act has more pages devoted to what records you can't get than what you can...
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Just Say No When it Comes to Unreasonable Vehicle Search
The Supreme Court issued a victory for supporters of Fourth Amendment rights and a blow to law enforcement last week when it placed new limits on vehicle searches by police...
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JPMA expands staff, deepens tax and family law resources
JPMA expands its staff and deepens its resources in tax litigation, financial planning, family law and mediation.
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State's $1.75 million death penalty defense fund exhausted
Today's Chicago Tribune reports that the $1.75 million the state pledged to the Illinois Public Defender's office for the defense of death penalty cases this year has been spent, with more than half of the…
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Does new Illinois foreclosure law help homeowners or con artists?
The new Illinois law, which Gov. Quinn describes as “an important step in addressing the crisis that has swept Chicago, the state and the country” changes little. In fact, we expect it actually will create…
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JPMA launches Facebook page
Joseph P. McCaffery & Associates invites you to join its new Facebook page and participate in discussions on a variety of current legal topics. We'll use some of the discussions to write articles you'll find…