Illinois Enacts Hemp Regulations After Years of Legislative Failure
Delta-8 products are known for their intoxicating effects similar to marijuana. When we last covered Illinois’ efforts to regulate Delta-8 after its widening popularity and ubiquitousness across the state, Governor Pritzker
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The Chicago Criminal Law Blog, published by the Law Offices of Darryl A. Goldberg, focuses on criminal law issues primarily within Illinois, including legislative developments, law enforcement practices, and court rulings. It covers topics such as the use and implications of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence in policing and investigations, reforms in prostitution laws, regulation of hemp-derived products, and significant appellate court decisions affecting criminal procedure and enforcement. The blog discusses the practical effects of these legal changes on defendants, law enforcement, and public policy, providing insights into ongoing debates and reforms in criminal justice.
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Are States Trying to Ban Glocks?
What the New Wave of Pistol Design Legislation Means for Illinois Gun Owners and the Second Amendment
If you own a “Glock” in Illinois, one of the most popular brands of semi-automatic pistols in the United States, you should be…
Can I Use A.I. as My Lawyer?
Frequent Hallucinations Still Common in A.I. Models
With the rapid development, hype, and proliferation of artificial intelligence, many non-lawyers may be asking themselves the question of whether or not they even need to hire a lawyer at this point to…
Do I Qualify for Compassionate Release When the Law Changes?
Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Disparities Cannot Justify Early Release for Pre-First Step Act Prisoners
Whenever Congress changes the laws and regulations around what kind of sentences should be handed down in criminal cases, inevitably some of the first questions many…
Are There Limits to Facial Recognition Software in Illinois?
Bill Stalls that Would Prohibit Law Enforcement Agencies in Illinois from Using Controversial Technology
A proposed bill, the Illinois Biometric Surveillance Act, which would have prohibited law enforcement agencies from using or accessing facial recognition tools, stalled in the state…
More TAKE IT DOWN Act Arrests Signal Escalating Crackdown on A.I. Deepfake Pornography
Last month, we covered the legality of A.I. generated porn and the instances in which one might find themselves in legal trouble should they engage with said materials. This week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New…
Major Changes on the Horizon for ATF and Northern District of Illinois Federal Enforcement/Prosecutions
ATF Proposes Repealing, Replacing, and/or Modifying Key Gun Regulations
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) recently announced the ATF’s rolling back and modifying several ATF agency rules shortly after Robert Cekada was…
Is It Illegal to Produce and/or Distribute A.I. Generated Pornographic Images?
The “Take It Down Act” and State Legislative Efforts Against A.I.-Generated Intimate Imagery
The “Take It Down Act” makes it a federal crime to publish nonconsensual explicit imagery, including A.I.-made deepfakes, which was signed into law in May 2025 by…
The Expanding Federal Surveillance State
ICE Acknowledges Contract with Spyware Firm
A letter dated April 1, 2026 may be one of the most significant, and alarming, surveillance disclosures in recent memory. In it, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons confirmed to Congress that his agency is…
Does Fleeing from Federal Court Supervision Automatically Extend Your Supervised Release?
Supreme Court Rules Absconding from Court’s Supervision While Serving a Term of Supervised Release Doesn’t Atomically Extend Term of Supervised Release
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court weighed whether or not a criminal defendant’s term of supervised release is…