chicagocouncil, Author at Chicago Council of Lawyers

NEW REPORT: Fear and Silence – How Culture, Policy, and the ”Win At All Costs” Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive

In early 2022, we began researching the issue of false reporting and police perjury — sometimes known as ”testilying” — in Circuit Court of Cook County. Our final report, Fear and Silence: How Culture, Policy, and the ”Win At All Costs” Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive, has now been published. The discussion of topics in this report covers issues in Cook County and throughout the state of Illinois, but primarily focuses on policing in Chicago.

chicagocouncil2023-01-11T19:00:07-06:00January 10, 2023|Collaboration for Justice|

Collaboration for Justice and the Court Transparency Coalition

Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers—the Collaboration for Justice—are pleased to be part of the Court Transparency Coalition, led by the Better Government Association.

chicagocouncil2023-01-04T19:00:33-06:00January 4, 2023|Collaboration for Justice|

The Collaboration for Justice Joins the Free to Drive Coalition as Amici in Mendoza et al. v Stickler

The Civil Rights Corps and the National Center for Law [...]

chicagocouncil2022-12-09T16:46:23-06:00December 9, 2022|Collaboration for Justice|

JOIN US! October 25: Collaboration for Justice Annual Luncheon

On Tuesday, October 25, join the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts & Chicago Council of Lawyers for our annual meeting. This year, we are especially excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our Collaboration for Justice with Chicago Appleseed.

chicagocouncil2022-09-22T15:24:07-05:00September 26, 2022|Collaboration for Justice, Events|

Statement: After Hours Access to the Domestic Violence Court

The Domestic Violence Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County launched after-hours access, via remote proceedings, for Civil Emergency Orders of Protection this week. Continued meaningful engagement with community concerns, alongside appropriate data collection and self-assessment, will be necessary to build on the Division's early innovation to ensure it fulfills goals of safety and equity.

chicagocouncil2022-09-09T16:58:15-05:00September 9, 2022|Collaboration for Justice|

New Research Documents Need For Deep Reform of Cook County Criminal Court Culture

In their new study documenting a litany of failings in [...]

chicagocouncil2022-09-11T13:47:46-05:00September 8, 2022|Policy Statements, Press and Media Coverage|

“Slipping Through the Cracks” – Evaluation of the Cook County Domestic Violence Division in Chicago

Since early 2020, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and [...]

chicagocouncil2022-08-16T20:40:55-05:00August 16, 2022|Collaboration for Justice|

Amicus in People v. Moore: There is no justice when access is random or when the rules are unpredictable

In May, the Chicago Council of Lawyers joined an amicus brief submitted by the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in the Illinois Supreme Court case, People v. Moore. Our Collaboration for Justice is proud to add our support to the brief which argues for full access to justice for youth in incarceration.

chicagocouncil2022-07-06T16:53:41-05:00July 6, 2022|Collaboration for Justice, Policy Statements|