Articles & Publications

ARTICLES

Peter Roskam: Obama’s Republican Buddy
December 2012; The Daily Beast

President Obama’s Hill Challenge in Avoiding Fiscal Cliff
November 2012; The Daily Beast

Beyond Akin: Current U.S. Law is Failing Sexual Assault Victims
November 2012; The Atlantic

Rewrite of Code Gets Approval
August 2012; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

CLEAR Bills Head to Quinn
May 2012; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Beyond Final Score, What Political Experts Will Be Watching For On Election Day
October 2010; New York Times

Handling Himself Well During Controversies
June 2010; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Assembly Considers Rewrite of Most of Criminal Code
May 2010; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

State Senator Uses Dedication to Reach Goals
May 2010; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Illinois Prisons: Standing Room Only
March 2010; Illinios Times

Review of State Sentencing Policies to Begin
February 2010; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Capitol Q&A: Cleaning Up Illinois’ Criminal Law
September 2009; The State Journal-Register

Driving While Black
July 2009; The Atlantic

Law Designed To Clear Confusion Over Sentencing
April 2009; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

The Barack Obama Not in Those of Abraham Lincoln
January 2009; LaCroix.com (French translated to English)

Obama: A Political Journey at Warp Speed
January 2009; Washington Post

Rewrite of Criminal Code Awaits Guv’s Signature
January 2009; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side
May 2008; New York Times

Ensure Proper Building In Our City
February 2008; Chicago Tribune

U.S. Presidential Candidate Obama Cites Work on State Death Penalty Reforms
November 2007; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Bill Is One Step for Code Rewrite
October 2007; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Panel Assaults State Criminal Code Hodgepodge
Repairs Are Detailed In 1,100-page Bill
Lincoln Courier

Gary Peel Grants Wife Ample Divorce Settlement
June 2007; Belleville News-Democrat

Panel Details Work On Bringing Clarity To Criminal Code
April 2007; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

State Trying To Take Goofy Out Of The Law
March 2007; Chicago Tribune

Lawyers Air Opinion On Death Penalty
February 2007; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Criminal Code Needs Update
February 2007; The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL

PUBLICATIONS

No Still Means “Yes”: The Failure of the “Non-Consent” Reform Movement in American Rape and Sexual Assault Law
The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
Northwestern Univ. School of Law – Vol. 101, No. 4 (Fall 2011)

Illinois Sentencing and Disposition Guide, 2016 Edition

New Law Creates Sentencing Policy Advisory Council
Federal Sentencing Reporter – Vol. 22, No. 2 (December, 2009)

New Law Clarifies Illinois’ Sentencing Statutes
ISBA Journal – 97 ILL. B.J. 466 (Spring 2008)

Presumptions, Interferences and Strict Liability in Illinois Criminal Law
41 J. Marshall L. Rev. 715 (Spring 2008)

Criminal and Sentencing Law Review Commissions, 41 J. Marshall L. Rev. 777 (Spring 2008)

Criminal and Sentencing Law Review Commissions, Spring 2008; John Marshall Law Review

Presumptions Article, Spring 2008; John Marshall Law Review

Criminal Code of 2012 CommentarySpring 2008; John Marshall Law Review

ATM’s to Sarbanes-Oxley, February 2006; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

When Trouble Hit Paradise; Nissman Was There, February 2006; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Capital Punishment Reform in Illinois – A Model for the Nation

Background Circumstances: An Elevated Standard of Necessity in Reverse Discrimination Claims Under Title VII, 39 How. L.J. 797

Illinois Apprendi Case Law: Two and a Half Years of Broad Application and Rapid Evolution, DuPage County Bar Journal

Illinois Criminal Procedure Rule 115-10, DuPage County Bar Journal

Letters to the Editor: Vernon Jordan Known for Helping Others
March 1998; Wall Street Journal

The Apprendi Problem: House Bill 1511’s Intent in the Face of Unclear Precedent and Disparate Case Law
DuPage County Bar Journal

Advanced Technology at U.S. – Mexican Border
April 1996; United States Attorney’s Bulletin