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Chicago Appleseed promotes social justice and government effectiveness by identifying injustice in our community, investigating its causes and finding effective solutions.
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05.16.12 Panel Discussion: Protecting Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World (May 23, 2012)
Please join us as we discuss new ways of looking at judicial recusal and campaign contribution disclosures. MCLE Credit. RSVP required. See more details...
04.11.12 From Our Blog: Small Dollar Lending Guidelines from the CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released “Examination Procedures: Short-term, Small Dollar Lending,” (pdf) which are guidelines for examining small dollar loan products. The guidelines are written for financial institution examiners, but offer insight into the CFPB’s expectations for five key areas affecting small dollar lending.
03.29.12 From Our Blog: Serving the Needs of Immigration Court and People Appearing in Them
Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice has signed on to a letter to Congress supporting expansion of the Legal Orientation Program established by the Executive Office for Immigration at the Department of Justice in 2002. Read more at our blog.
03.23.12 From our Blog: Thoughts After the Primary Election
This judicial election saw big money. Illinois should seriously consider preserving the integrity of its judiciary by adopting a system of public financing for judicial races, particularly at the Supreme Court and Appellate Court levels.
03.21.12 From our Blog: Illinois & Cook County Primary Judicial Election Results
As of today, our Voteforjudges.org website received 518,000 hits since the beginning of this judicial evaluation season with about 17,000 unique visitors. This is exciting evidence of a concerned electorate! All in all, just TWO “Not Qualified” candidates running in a contested race won the primary election. Learn more about Illinois and Cook County Judicial Election Results at our blog.