Save the Date, October 16th

Save the Date! October 16, 2015 Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers will host their annual luncheon on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Maggiano’s Banquets on Grand Avenue. The reception begins at 11:30, with the lunch program beginning at 12:00. This year, we are honoring the success...

Immigration Court Reform: Amendment to S. 744

On May 20, 2013 by voice vote, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Coons Amendment to S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.  Through his amendment, Senator Coons has put into place Chicago Appleseed’s and National Appleseed’s long-held belie...

Forum on the Forgotten Guantanamo Detainees

This program will focus on half of the men still detained in Guantánamo. For at least 3 years, these 86 men have been cleared for release by unanimous agreement of the nation’s top intelligence, national security, law enforcement, and military officials. Yet taxpayers continue to spend $70 million p...

Voting for Judges

For this election ballot voters are faced with a list of nearly 60 judges seeking retention. Only 60% of the votes cast on any judge need be in favor of retention for a judge to keep her seat —no judge has lost office since 1990.  Voters must think critically about the retention election and should...
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