Access to Justice
- The Case for Recording Devices in Cook County Eviction Courts (July 2016)
- Policy Brief: Judicial Recusal (December 2012)
- Electing Judges in Cook County: The Role of Money, Political Party, and the Voters (April 2003)
- Central Panel Report (a research report examining the central panel system of utilizing administrative law judges)
Family Law & Courts
- A Constitutionality Analysis of the Cook County Parentage Court (December 2013)
- Improving Parental Involvement in Illinois Under the No Child Left Behind Act: An Illinois Action Plan (January 2007)
Immigration Court Reform
- Getting Off The Assembly Line: Overcoming Immigration Court Obstacles in Individual Cases (December 2016)
- Assembly Line Injustice (June 2009)
- Videoconferencing in Removal Proceedings: A Case Study of the Chicago Immigration Court (August 2005)
- Complaint filed by NIJC Against ICE Regarding ICE Arrests
Public Education Materials
- Know Your College Options! DREAM Your Future in Illinois ( English | Spanish )
- AVVO Legal Immigration Interview Tips
Criminal Justice
Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel
- Ensuring the Public Defense of Indigent Criminal Defendants in Cook County (August 2015)
- Memo & Proposed General Order: Constitutional Violations in Cook County: Denying A Public Defender to Indigent Criminal Defendants Who Post Bond (June 2013)
Pretrial Justice
- Monitoring Cook County’s Central Bond Court: A Community Courtwatching Initiative (February 2018)
- Download a two-page “Key Takeaways” FAQ created by Chicago Community Bond Fund
- Download an infographic summary created by The Next Movement
- Letter to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee In Support of Affordable Bail Rule (November 2017)
- Attachment: Proposed Supreme Court Rule
- Attachment: Cook County’s Wealth-Based Pretrial System (Analysis by Eric Holder, Jr.)
- Principles of Bail Reform in Cook County (April 2017)
- Legislation Policy Brief: Proposal to Reduce Time to Preliminary Hearings (2014)
- Pre-Trial Delay and Length of Stay in Cook County Jail (October 2013)
- Public Testimony on Illinois Supreme Court Proposal 12-01 (P.R. 0196) — Defendant’s Appearance by Videoconference (November 2012)
- Court Watching Report: Cook County Central Bond Court (November 2011)
Court Fines, Fees, and Costs
- Common Issues with Criminal Court Fines, Fees, and Costs in Cook County: A practice guide for criminal defense attorneys (January 2018)
- Statement on Excessive Court Fines, Fees, and Costs (May 2016)
Prosecutorial Accountability
- Data Show Major Decreases in Felony Charges, Incarceration Rates for Black and Latinx Residents in Cook County Since 2017 (February 2020)
- Creating a Culture of Fairness and Accountability: Defense Attorneys Report of Kim Foxx’s Progress toward Transforming the Priorities of Her Office (October 2019)
- Sentences of Incarceration Decline Sharply, Public Safety Improves during Kim Foxx’s Second Year in Office: New data portal demonstrates benefit of criminal justice reform, transparency (July 2019)
- Exercising Full Powers: Recommendations to Kim Foxx on Addressing Systemic Racism in the Cook County Criminal Justice System (January 2019)
- A Step in the Right Direction: An Analysis of Felony Prosecution Data in Cook County (May 2018)
- In Pursuit of Justice for All: An Evaluation of Kim Foxx’s First Year in Office (December 2017)
Court Performance in General
- Illinois Supreme Court Proposal: Going to Scale: Coordinating Criminal Justice Reform in Cook County (September 2013)
- Policy Brief: Community Courts in Cook County, Part I (February 2013)
- Policy Brief: Community Courts in Cook County, Part II (February 2013)
- Policy Brief: Use of Data in Criminal Court Performance Measurement (November 2012)
- Policy Brief: Early Criminal Case Assessment in Urban Jurisdictions (August 2012)
- A Report on Chicago’s Felony Courts (December 2007)
Diversion Programs
- Report: Strategies to Enhance and Coordinate Cook County Diversion Programs (June 2012)
- Report: Cook County Diversion Court: Proposal and Implementation Plan (October 2010)