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Thanks for Attending Our Annual Luncheon
Thanks to everyone who attended our annual luncheon! This year, we honored Retired State Representative Elaine Nekritz for her work on the recently enacted Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act which will reduce the imposition of court fines and fees on those [...]
Chicago Council of Lawyers Releases its 2018 Judicial Evaluations for Judges Seeking Retention and Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Vacancies
The Chicago Council of Lawyers releases today its 2018 Judicial Evaluation Report of judges seeking retention and judicial candidates seeking to fill judicial vacancies. We also release our 2018 Judicial Ballot Summary. Judges make all kinds [...]
Police Accountability Consent Decree Hearings
Chicago Council of Lawyers offered testimony at the police accountability consent decree hearings this week. A representative of the Civil Liberties Committee gave remarks that went beyond the comments submitted in writing in August of [...]
Supplemental Statement by the Federal Courts Committee of the Chicago Council of Lawyers Opposing the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh
The Chicago Council of Lawyers issued its Supreme Court Nominee Report: Judge Brett Kavanaugh on August 31, 2018, days before Judge Kavanaugh sat before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee for a [...]
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 report is available for download here. After [...]
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” [...]
