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Chicago Council of Lawyers Comments on the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh
Comments on the Confirmation Hearings for Judge Kavanaugh On Friday, the Chicago Council of Lawyers submitted a letter to Congress concerning the confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, scheduled to begin today. The 18-page judicial evaluation [...]
Comments on Proposed July 27 Consent Decree regarding the Chicago Police
The Chicago Council of Lawyers Civil Liberties Committee has reviewed the provisions of the proposed consent decree between the Illinois attorney General’s Office and the City of Chicago regarding reforms to the Chicago Police Department. [...]
Protecting Immigration Court Due Process
Protecting Immigration Court Due Process: A Policy Statement from the Immigration Court Reform Program Committee of the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers Prepared by PILI Fellow Vinita Singh [...]
August 8th MCLE Opportunity: Chicago Police Accountability
Upcoming MCLE Opportunity: Forum on Chicago Police Accountability Wednesday, August 8, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p. m. Latham and Watkins, LLP330 N Wabash Ave, 28th Floor, Chicago Speakers: Ghian Foreman, President, Chicago Police BoardJoseph Ferguson, Chicago Inspector [...]
Due Process Must Be Protected
–Sadaf Misbah, summer fellow at Chicago Appleseed Over the weekend, President Trump proposed depriving undocumented immigrants of their due-process rights. In this message via Twitter, the President announced his intention to implement “zero tolerance” [...]
Associate Judge Process Has Potential but Diversity Still Not Optimal
Posted by Elizabeth Monkus on June 12, 2018 Improving diversity on the bench requires critical assessment of how judges are elected and selected; citizen oversight and participation is necessary. We believe the associate judge process this year is [...]
Joint Statement of the Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice on the recent decision in Matter of A-B-
Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers join with the immigration and domestic violence legal communities in condemning the U.S. Attorney General’s June 11, 2018 decision in Matter of A-B-, 27 [...]
Joint Statement Against Reinstatement of the Death Penalty in Illinois
Following the advancement of House Floor Amendment 1 to SB 2580, a wrong-headed measure to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice release the following statement in opposition: Joint Statement [...]
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 [...]
