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Court Affirms First Amendment Protections in Challenge to Broadview Protest Restrictions
A court has granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Village of Broadview from enforcing an executive order that sought to restrict protest hours near the ICE Processing Facility. In issuing the ruling, Judge Chang affirmed [...]
ATJ Commission Seeks Volunteers For Community Trust And Disability Access Committees
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) is charged with promoting accessible, responsive, fair, inclusive, safe, unbiased, and welcoming courts. To help achieve this vision, the ATJ Commission created the [...]
Chicago Council of Lawyers Urges Withdrawal of DOJ Rule That Would Upend Enforcement of State Disciplinary Rules Against DOJ Attorneys
Update as of April 13th, 2026 The Chicago Council of Lawyers advocacy on this issue has received recognition at the federal level. In response to CCL's March 16th letter opposing the Deparatment of Justice's proposed [...]
Calls Grow for Movement to Curb Billionaire Influence
A recent opinion piece in The Guardian highlights growing concerns about the influence of extreme wealth on American democracy and calls for a broader public movement to curb the political power of billionaires. The [...]
AI Surveillance: Need for Regulatory Safeguards
The U.S. government’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) surveillance has increased rapidly in the last five years. For example, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has access to over 640 million photographs that can [...]
Legality, Justice, and the Use of Cruelty
Public debate over the policies of the second Trump administration—both in the mainstream press and across social media—frequently collapses two distinct questions into one: whether a policy is lawful, and whether it is just. [...]
Judicial Investigation Opportunity
A Meaningful Way for CCL Attorneys to Get Involved The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is currently seeking volunteer investigators for the 2026 judicial retention cycle. This presents an excellent opportunity for newer attorneys [...]
Judge Rules Warrantless Midway Arrests Violated Consent Decree
A judge has ruled that more than 30 warrantless arrests made during a "blitz" operation at Midway Airport violated the federal consent decree governing the Chicago Police Department. The Decision highlights ongoing concerns about [...]
Summer 2026 Undergraduate Internship Opportunity
The Center on Wrongful Convictions is accepting up to eight undergraduate student interns to support their work this summer, for five days a week from June 1st - July 31st, 2026. The internship is [...]
Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Public Hearing on April 9, 2026
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee is seeking public comments on three proposals that will be considered at a public hearing on April 9, 2026, in Chicago. Written comments should be submitted no later [...]
