After years of advocacy, the recording systems in Chicago’s eviction courtrooms are officially operational as of October 25, 2019
Chicago Reader columnist Maya Dukmasova published an article on Wednesday, October [...]
Collaboration for Justice Fellowship Announcement
The Chicago Council of Lawyers was created in 1969 - [...]
Merit-Based Judicial Retention in Illinois: A Viable Way to Improve the Quality of the State’s Judiciary
In 2014, Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) proposed to amend the [...]
ABA Resolution 100A: A Victory in the Fight for Procedural Justice, Fairness, and the Independence of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs)
A Victory in the Fight for Procedural Justice, Fairness, and [...]
Civil Liberties Committee opposes Proposed Rule to “Clarify” the scope of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
On August 12, the Civil Liberties Committee submitted a formal [...]
CPD’s “Gun Offender Dashboard” contains Disturbing Inaccuracies that are Misleading the Public about the Causes of Violent Crime
The narrative is deceptively alluring, because it plays into assumptions we hold about who perpetrates crime. It plays into the public perception that there are sets of “bad guys” in our communities who cause the majority of the violence and that if we simply made sure they were locked up, gun violence in Chicago would be solved.
“Suum Cuique or why You, Lawyer, Should Not be Silent,” an Essay on Justice by David I. Schrodt
Our electronic world is frequently disorienting. Indeed, it can sometimes [...]
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Our Presidents' Circle of donors celebrates the collaboration for justice [...]
The Data is Out: Bond reform in Cook County has been a tremendous success
A Policy Statement from Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council [...]
On the Table 2019 Memo to the Mayor: Our Courts are Our Community
Thanks to our guests for an exciting On the Table [...]
