Naureen Choudhury

Naureen joined the Law Bulletin in 2018 and is located at the Daley Center in downtown Chicago where she leads our team of public notice representatives. After graduating from Seton Hall University School of Law, she clerked in N.J. Superior Court, then operated her own solo family law litigation firm in Chicago, and most recently, represented victims of domestic violence as a legal aid staff attorney.

Recent Articles by CDLB staff

Virus brings numerous cancellations

Events around the city and state are being postponed or canceled amid the spread and concern over the novel coronavirus. Here’s a summary of happenings in the legal and governmental worlds that have been affected so far in addition to some pertinent building closures. This post will be updated periodically.
By Jordyn Reiland
Ex-Florida footballers can proceed vs. NCAA, not conference

The NCAA will go it alone defending against a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging football players at the University of Florida were not adequately protected from the effects of repeated concussions.
By Patricia Manson
To face crisis, state officials weigh issuing temporary nursing licenses

Some Illinois lawmakers are hoping Gov. J.B. Pritzker will follow the lead of his Ohio counterpart, who recently enacted a law providing temporary licenses to new nursing graduates.
By Sarah Mansur
Panel: Police name checks not a violation

A police process of checking individuals for outstanding warrants does not run afoul of the constitution, a federal panel has held.
By Andrew Maloney
State’s attorneys pressed chief judges over speedy-trial law

A statewide Supreme Court order allowing chief circuit judges to postpone trials was partly in response to an effort by Illinois state’s attorneys, who relayed the need for relief from the state’s speedy trial law during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Sarah Mansur
Jenner & Block names new firm chair

Jenner & Block has appointed Thomas J. Perrelli as its new firm chair, effective March 5.
By Jessie M. Molloy
Most defamation claims vs. Smollett lawyers tossed

A federal judge tossed most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing two of actor Jussie Smollett’s lawyers of defaming brothers accused of helping the former “Empire” actor stage a racist and homophobic hate crime.
By Patricia Manson
Panel: Refiled case needed new number

The rules for refiling a voluntarily dismissed complaint don’t allow for filing under the original case number, a state appeals panel ruled Thursday in response to a certified question.
By Marc Karlinsky