Letter to the Honorable Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court regarding Retired Judge James R. Brown
January 5, 2026 Honorable Justices, We are writing to call [...]
We’ve Joined 400+ Organizations in Urging the Illinois Supreme Court to Affirm the Constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and the Chicago Council of Lawyers have joined the 37 members of the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice and 389 other national, state, and local organizations in submitting an amicus brief to the Illinois Supreme Court in the case of Rowe vs. Raoul, which considers the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act. The brief, filed by the ACLU of Illinois and the law firm of Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym Ltd., argues forcefully that the Illinois Supreme Court should uphold the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act and allow the end of money bond to proceed in Illinois. We are proud to support the brief.
New Research Documents Need For Deep Reform of Cook County Criminal Court Culture
In their new study documenting a litany of failings in [...]
Illinois Supreme Court Amendment to Rule 23 – A Necessary Change
The amendment to Rule 23 will now allow these unpublished orders, issued on or after January 1, 2021, to be cited for persuasive purposes. The Chicago Council of Lawyers have supported and advocated on behalf of this rule change and applaud the Supreme Court’s decision.