Lori Levin
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Experienced IL criminal and DCFS defense attorney. Illinois State Bar Association Laureate & Awardee for Excellence in the Profession. Pandemic art curator. 🟦 Email: [email protected].
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Lori Levin
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· Nov 12
a group of people are standing in front of a window looking out .
ALT: a group of people are standing in front of a window looking out .
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The best thing about being here is reuniting with my pocket friends! #ladylawyerdiaries #lawtwitter
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Happy Thanksgiving, all!!
Over at “One First,” I re-upped one of the newsletter’s first bonus posts—about the significance of Thanksgiving growing up in a family of overachieving lawyers.
If you have a moment today, I hope you’ll check it out:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-194-...
Over at “One First,” I re-upped one of the newsletter’s first bonus posts—about the significance of Thanksgiving growing up in a family of overachieving lawyers.
If you have a moment today, I hope you’ll check it out:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-194-...
Bonus 194: Happy Thanksgiving!!
For the holiday, I wanted to re-up one of this newsletter's very first posts—a reflection on the significance of Thanksgiving in my family growing up, and the surfeit of lawyers to whom I'm related.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Monet #morningart My favorite #turkey painting
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Monet #morningart My favorite #turkey painting
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Office of Chief Judge outlines electronic monitoring procedures after woman set on fire on Blue Line www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Office of Chief Judge outlines electronic monitoring procedures after woman set on fire on Blue Line
The office said they are reviewing all actions taken in the case, in which a man on electronic monitoring is accused of setting a woman on fire on the train.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Office of Chief Judge outlines electronic monitoring procedures after woman set on fire on Blue Line www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
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Hate, hate, hate it when apps pop-up with new AI features that only have options like "Get started!" and "Remind me later."
Don't remind me later. Never speak of this again.
Don't remind me later. Never speak of this again.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Hate, hate, hate it when apps pop-up with new AI features that only have options like "Get started!" and "Remind me later."
Don't remind me later. Never speak of this again.
Don't remind me later. Never speak of this again.
Françoise Gilot #morningart #womenartists
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Françoise Gilot #morningart #womenartists
The nightmare of hospitals discharging patients via guardianship when family is ignored. #chicago #eldercare #giftarticle www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family
Chicago-area hospitals recently initiated hundreds of guardianship petitions in just 18 months, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The nightmare of hospitals discharging patients via guardianship when family is ignored. #chicago #eldercare #giftarticle www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
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Breaking the Cycle: Jail Diversion as an Alternative to Incarceration for Individuals With Co-Occurring Disorders | Psychiatric Times
Jail diversion programs offer vital support for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, promoting recovery and reducing recidivism.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I don't ever wanna hear someone from the UK talking shit about the US court system again, lol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I don't ever wanna hear someone from the UK talking shit about the US court system again, lol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."
-- Robert F. Kennedy, born #OTD 1925
-- Robert F. Kennedy, born #OTD 1925
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."
-- Robert F. Kennedy, born #OTD 1925
-- Robert F. Kennedy, born #OTD 1925
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Unfit for trial but not receiving treatment. #illinois #mentalhealth #criminaljustice #criminaldefendants capitolnewsillinois.com/news/too-men...
Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project November 11, 2025 Khayla Evans had an intellectual disability and a history of psychiatric
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November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unfit for trial but not receiving treatment. #illinois #mentalhealth #criminaljustice #criminaldefendants capitolnewsillinois.com/news/too-men...
Unfit for trial but not receiving treatment. #illinois #mentalhealth #criminaljustice #criminaldefendants capitolnewsillinois.com/news/too-men...
Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project November 11, 2025 Khayla Evans had an intellectual disability and a history of psychiatric
capitolnewsillinois.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unfit for trial but not receiving treatment. #illinois #mentalhealth #criminaljustice #criminaldefendants capitolnewsillinois.com/news/too-men...
How to Get Your Smart TV to Stop Spying on You www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
How to Get Your Smart TV to Stop Spying on You
Smart TVs can track and catalog everything you watch. Here’s what you need to know — and how to turn off the function.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How to Get Your Smart TV to Stop Spying on You www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
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