CBA Record November-December 2025

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Editor’s Briefcase A Song of Hope: Pauli Murray’s Enduring Civil Rights Legacy4
President’s Page Gratitude in Leadership: Reflections This November6
CBA News8
The Pulse14
Chicago Bar Foundation Report16
In the Crosshairs: Navigating Federal Grand Jury Investigations20
Where Have All the Candidates Gone? A Concerning Trend in Cook County Judicial Elections22
THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION Gratitude for Our Legal Heritage26
THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION AI’s Fast Lane and Avoiding the Roadblocks Ahead28
THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION Federal Immigration Status Restrictions: Housing Assistance for Mixed-Status Households30
Practical Ethics Reflections on Nine Years with the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism34
Nota Bene “It’s All About the Reader”: A New Standard for Plain Language in Legal Communication36
Summary Judgments Don’t Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation38
Chicago Lore Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone: Lesser-Known Lore of Two Famous Sons40
LPMT Bits & Bytes Smartphone Roundup42
Advertisers2
Levin & Perconti Attorneys At Law2
CBA Well-being and Mindfulness Committee5
CBA CLE Abroad in Athens, Greece7
LawPay9
LawPay11
CBA and YLS Committees18
Moon, Schwartz, & Madden24
The Moses, Bertha & Albert H. Wolf Fund25
Landex Research Inc.27
Nielsen Creer Consulting27
The CBA AI 2035 Committee32
PEO4ME33
CBA Pet Insurance35
CBA Insurance Agency42
LexisNexis44

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