CBA Record January-February 2024

CBA RECORD CONTENTS

January/February 2024 • Volume 38, Number 1

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Editor’s Briefcase The Over-Engaged Profession by Justice Michael B. Hyman President’s Page Promoting an Independent and Ethical Judiciary by Ray J. Koenig III

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Impaired Impartiality: How to Ensure the Independence of Administrative Law Judges By Alan Rhine

8 CBA News 12 Chicago Bar

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CBA 150th Anniversary Celebration: A Time of Unrest and Change, 1949-1974 By Trisha Rich Flash Fiction Contest Winner: The Heron By Tom Keevers

Foundation Report

14 The Pulse 32 Summary Judgments

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Black History Month Reading Selections Curated by the DICE Committee Tips, Tricks, Gadgets & Apps for the New Year by Anne Haag Keep It Together: Clear Writing Follows Subject- Verb-Object Order by Kathleen Dillon Narko Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment: Beyond Diversity by Nina Fain

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

34 LPMT Bits & Bytes

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A Great 2023, Plus New Beginnings By Martin D. Gould

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Moore Money, Moore Problems: How the Supreme Court Could Set the Stage for a Wealth Tax By Robert J. Hove y Illinois Supreme Court Recognizes Exception to First-to-Breach Rule By J. Kopczyk

36 Nota Bene

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38 History Will Judge

39 Review of Reviews 42 Practical Ethics

January/February 2024

Wire Transfer Errors: Red Flags to Avoid Discipline by Trisha Rich

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About the Cover: Rebecca Kaplan is a member of the CBA and

works in marketing. Thank you, Rebecca!

CELEBRATING 1949-1974

The Reviews of Review column has returned with short descriptions of law review articles of interest prepared by students from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law under the supervision of Meredith A. Geller, Director of the Writing Lab and Clinical Professor of Law.