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June 5th MCLE Opportunity: ICE Enforcement in Illinois: Challenges to Civil Rights and Access to Courts
Upcoming MCLE Opportunity: ICE Enforcement in Illinois: Challenge to Civil Rights and Access to Courts June 5, 2018, 1:00 pm-5:00pm Latham & Watkins, 330 N. Wabash You are cordially invited to attend ICE Enforcement in Illinois: Challenge [...]
Unofficial Judicial Election Results
Thank you to each of you who used the judicial evaluations of the Chicago Council of Lawyers to make informed decisions about judicial elections. The Council's evaluations were utilized by VoteforJudges.org, Chicago Votes, Ballot Ready, and [...]
Evidence-Based Reform and Gun Violence
Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers have joined a letter urging Congress to formally repeal the Dickey Amendment that currently creates an effective ban on federal health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control [...]
Chicago Council of Lawyers Releases Judicial Evaluations for the March 20, 2018 Primary
Judges make all kinds of decisions, from the very personal, such as child custody decisions, to those with much broader impact. The decisions that judges make affect our lives, both directly and indirectly, often for [...]
Letter to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: We won’t know if bail reform is working until the public has the necessary data
This op-ed appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on March 1, 2018. Last summer, Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans issued an order directing judges to set monetary bonds only in amounts that people [...]
Judicial Evaluation Results will be available by February 27, 2018
The Chicago Council of Lawyers will issue its judicial evaluations for the March 2018 primary by February 27, 2018. They will be available on the Council's website and through VoteforJudges.org.
CCL Joins Opposition to HB 4113
The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice have released a statement on HB 4113. […]
Council Issues Statement Opposing Seventh Circuit Nominee, Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan, nominee for a lifetime judicial appointment on the Seventh Circuit, is not a qualified candidate and is far outside the mainstream of judicial thought. Brennan has been unable to earn his way [...]
Amicus Joined by Chicago Council of Lawyers is Successful
Amicus Joined by Chicago Council of Lawyers is Successful by Elizabeth Monkus on November 27, 2017 in Chicago Council of Lawyers, Current Legal Events, Domestic Violence In August, our partner organization—the Chicago Council of Lawyers—joined an amicus brief authored [...]
Pro Bono Opportunities: Program Advisory Committees
A Collaboration to Advance Justice. The Chicago Council of Lawyers is the public interest bar association focusing on advancing the administration of justice. To bring about the most effective reforms possible, the Council works in collaborative [...]