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  • 2023
    • March
      • What Is a Hardship License?
    • February
      • Tax Evasion vs. Tax Avoidance
    • January
      • Assault: The Fine Line Between Self-Defense and a Crime
  • 2022
    • December
      • Illinois Laws Going into Effect in 2023
    • November
      • Fake IDs: What You Should Know
    • October
      • Title IX Factsheet: What IL Students Should Know
    • September
      • True/False: Illinois Does Not Detain Serious Offenders
    • August
      • The SAFE-T Act: Updates
    • July
      • Highland Park Shooting: What We Know
    • June
      • History of the Ignition Interlock Device
    • May
      • Illinois Gun Laws
      • Thinking About Going to Summer Camp? Read This First
    • March
      • Title IX: Women, Workers, and the World of Sports
    • January
      • A New Law Is Giving Illinoisans a Second Chance
  • 2021
    • December
      • Assault vs. Battery
    • November
      • What Is the SAFE-T Act?
    • October
      • What to Look for When Hiring an Attorney
      • Illinois Juvenile Justice and Reform
    • September
      • Uninsured Drivers Could Lose Their Licenses
    • August
      • Cameras on Illinois Highways Could Stop Gun Violence
    • July
      • False Confession Capital No More
    • June
      • LGBTQA+ Domestic Violence
      • How Amazon Sidewalk Could Lead to Criminal Charges
    • May
      • What Happens During a Criminal Trial in Illinois?
    • April
      • The Sixth Amendment vs. COVID-19: Do Trial Delays Challenge Your Right to a Fair Trial?
    • March
      • The Illinois Pre-Trial Fairness Act Eliminates Cash Bail
  • 2020
    • May
      • Changes to Title IX Add Greater Protections for the Accused
    • April
      • Illinois Governor's Stay-At-Home or Shelter-In-Place Order Authority and Challenge to It
      • Criminal Liability During Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
      • Filing a Motion for Compassionate Relief During COVID-19
  • 2019
    • February
      • Self Defense shooting case Justified but for how long?
  • 2018
    • June
      • How We Obtained a Not Guilty Verdict in a Child Sex Case
      • How Do Innocent People Find Themselves Charged with a Crime and Fighting for Their Lives?
    • May
      • Concerts and Music Festivals this Summer: Police Presence & Protecting Yourself
      • Bringing the Death Penalty Back to Illinois?
      • Five Counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse Dismissed with Prejudice
      • Travis Reinking, the Waffle House Shooter (Part 2 of 2): Will His Father Be Charged for Returning the Guns?
    • April
      • Travis Reinking, the Waffle House Shooter (Part 1 of 2): Should His Guns Have Been Returned to His Father in the First Place?
      • What It Takes To Defend A Man's Life
      • Our Public Media: Quick to Judge, Slow to Correct, How Can This Happen? (Part 3 of 3)
    • March
      • Our Public Media: Quick to Judge, Slow to Correct: How an Innocent Person had to Fight for His Life (Part 2 of 3)
      • Our Public Media: Quick to Judge, Slow to Correct (Part 1 of 3)
      • Johnson Law Group Files Federal Lawsuit Against Illinois State University
    • February
      • Appealing a Plea Deal You Don’t Like
    • January
      • How Can Johnson Law Group Help Me with My DUI?
      • Multiple Charges but Just One Sentence
      • How Can Johnson Law Group Help Me with My Drug Case?
  • 2017
    • December
      • Testifying at In-Person Hearings
      • How Can Johnson Law Group Help Me with My Conspiracy Case?
      • What is the Burden and What Must be Proved at a Hearing to get Reinstated?
      • Facing Multiple Charges for One Offense
      • Types of Hearings People Could Have to Get Their Driver's Licenses Back
      • What Happens After a Criminal Case Trial?
      • A Look at Motions in Criminal Cases
      • Types of Driving Permits and Eligibility
      • Judges Taking Notice of Certain Facts
    • November
      • A Look at Free Speech of Judicial Candidates
      • Driving Permits and Problems with Them
      • Federal Laws Were Already in Place to Prevent Texas Shooter from Buying Firearms. Who Dropped the Ball?
      • Suspensions and Reinstatements for Fake ID's
      • How Does a Case Get "All the Way" to the United States Supreme Court?
      • Understanding the Right to a Speedy Trial
      • Understanding the Difference Between Suspensions and Revocations
      • Living Outside of Illinois, but Revoked in Illinois
      • The Number of Jurors; Choice of Alternates
    • October
      • Illinois Drivers Who Get a DUI in Another State
      • BAIID Devices
      • How Suspects Are Identified and Challenged
    • September
      • Can Anyone Lay Claim to Wild Animals?
      • Firearms & FOID Cards: Practical Problems Seeking a FOID Card When Subject to a Federal Firearms Prohibition
      • Firearms & FOID Cards: Restoring Firearm Rights & Getting Your FOID Card Back
    • August
      • Firearms & FOID Cards: Firearms Prohibitions
      • Consequences of Out-of-State Traffic Tickets
      • What Will a Lawyer Cost?
      • What Information Will My Attorney Give Me?
      • Questioning Witnesses, Talking to Judges at Trials
      • Right to Recover Something Taken From You
    • July
      • Inmates Have a Right to Proper Health Care
      • Gregory Houser Found Guilty in the 1990 Murder & Sexual Assault of His Wife
    • June
      • Addressing Problems With the Neighbors
      • Johnson Law Group Client Found Not Guilty of University Sexual Assault Charges
      • Johnson Law Group Defends Client in Reduced State DUI Charge Case
      • The Use of Handwritten Documents At Trials
    • May
      • Bringing Charges Against the Victim's Wishes
      • Understanding Arraignments and Pre-trials
      • Understanding the Different Types of Theft
    • April
      • Some Interesting Facts About Police Lineups
      • Legal Terminology Can Often Be Confusing
      • Tips On Handling Conflicts With Attorneys
      • Your Rights As A Student If You Are Accused of Sexual Misconduct At A University
      • WHAT A PETITION TO RESCIND CAN MEAN FOR YOUR LICENSE FOLLOWING A DUI ARREST
      • Driver's License Suspensions Can Be Very Complex
    • March
      • Understanding the Different Types of Evidence & Uses
      • Murder & Homicide: Are There Legal Differences?
      • Seeking Information in the Gregory Houser Case
    • February
      • Rules Regarding Public Records & Voluminous Piles of Evidence
      • Police Error Violates Constitution, Drug Bust Evidence Inadmissible
      • Decatur-Area Judge Rules Drugs Seized in Drug Bust are Inadmissible Evidence
      • All Drug-Related Evidence in Drug Bust Case Deemed Inadmissible
      • When High-Level Federal Courts Refuse Cases & Why
      • Federal & State Jurisdictions: Why are There Even Two?
      • What is Assault, What is Battery & When Can You Sue After Being Attacked?
    • January
      • What is Manslaughter and What Makes It Different from Murder?
      • When Do the Police Actually Have to Read Me My Rights?
  • 2016
    • December
      • Do You Have to Go to Court When Subpoenaed?
      • Can Ignorance of the Law Be Used as a Defense?
    • November
      • What Liberty Means According to the Constitution
      • When Juveniles Are Charged in Cases as Adults
      • Criminal Charges Even Though Punishment Imposed
      • Can a Person Consent to a Crime Against Them?
    • September
      • When Is Someone Considered Legally Insane?
      • Defendant to Plead Not Guilty to Murder Charges for Wife's Death in 1990
    • August
      • Marijuana Possession Partially Decriminalized in Illinois
      • Decriminalization of Marijuana in Illinois Due to New Law
      • Marijuana Largely Decriminalized in Illinois
      • Is Marijuana in Illinois Legal Now?
      • Are Drug Tests Considered a Government Search?
      • Illinois Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession to an Extent
    • July
      • The Right to Counsel and to Represent Yourself
    • June
      • How Double Jeopardy Is Applied
      • What Constitutes Probable Cause to Arrest
      • Can Multiple Criminal Charges Be Merged?
    • May
      • Know Your Rights Before Going to Summer Camp
      • New Admitee Douglas Johnson Sworn in by Justice Rita B. Garman
      • Going to Summer Camp This Memorial Day Weekend?
    • April
      • What Happens When a Pardon Is Requested
      • Understanding Voice Recognition, Admission
      • Illinois Criminal Offense Classifications
    • March
      • Understanding Search Warrants Used by Police
  • 2015
    • October
      • New Law Grants Restricted Driving Permits to Multiple DUI Offenders in Illinois
      • New Law Gives Four-Time DUI Offenders Chance to Drive Again in IL
  • 2013
    • December
      • Chandra L. Justice Joins Johnson Law Group
    • October
      • The Penalties for Faking an Illinois Driver's License
    • August
      • If Your License is Suspended, Can You Drive to Work?
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