From Mediate.com: With an increase in remote mediation, many mediators are managing caseloads that have a multi-jurisdictional element (at times, unintentionally).
In the past, a mediator and the parties could physically sit in the same jurisdiction, often where a court case was pending, and everyone knew or understood what laws,...
From the Chicago Sun Times: This past summer in what many say is the first ruling of its kind, a divorced Pilsen mother has had her child visitation revoked by a Cook County judge because she is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
On Aug. 10, Cook County Judge James Shapiro barred...
From The Guardian: The state is currently one of 13 that allow children under 16 to wed, according to Unchained at Last, a nonprofit organization that advocates ending child and forced marriages in the US. Nine of those states have no set minimum age, the group says, relying instead on case law or...
From The Cleveland Scene: A bill under consideration in the Ohio Legislature this past August, that would ensure relationship status doesn't limit a sexual assault victim's ability to speak out against their abuser remains in limbo.
Under current law, certain sex crimes exempt people who...