CBA Record November-December 2025

CONTENTS

CBA RECORD

November/December 2025 • Volume 39, Number 6

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Editor’s Briefcase A Song of Hope: Pauli Murray’s Enduring Civil Rights Legacy by Nikki Marcotte President’s Page G ratitude in Leadership: Reflections This November by Judge Nichole C. Patton

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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In the Crosshairs: Navigating Federal Grand Jury Investigations By Vadim A. Glozman Where Have All the Candidates Gone? A Concerning Trend in Cook County Judicial Elections By Albert J. Klumpp

8 CBA News 14 The Pulse 16 Chicago Bar

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Foundation Report

34 Practical Ethics

Reflections on Nine Years with the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism by Trisha Rich “It’s All About the Reader”: A New Standard for Plain Language in Legal Communication By Kathleen Dillon Narko Don’t Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It by Tonika Lewis Johnson & Maria Krysan Reviewed by Amy Coo k

THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

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Gratitude for Our Legal Heritage By Gavin Phelps, YLS Chair

36 Nota Bene

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AI’s Fast Lane and Avoiding the Roadblocks Ahead By Ion C. Moraru Federal Immigration Status Restrictions: Housing Assistance for Mixed-Status Households By Kushtrim Ashiku

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38 Summary Judgments

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation by Harvard Law Review Reviewed by Meredith Geller

40 Chicago Lore

Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone: Lesser-Known Lore of Two Famous Sons by Richard Lee Stavins

42 LPMT Bits & Bytes Smartphone Roundup by Kevin Thompson

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