Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday, the Coalition to End Money Bond organized the Rally to End Money Bail with special guest, Matt Forte, to mark the one year anniversary of the General Order 18.8A. For those who couldn't make it, you can still check out the rally here. The Coalition has also issued an updated report to mar...
September 19, 2018

Governor Rauner Signs The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act into Law!

Chicago Appleseed is excited to share that yesterday, Governor Rauner signed HB 4594- The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act into law. The Act reforms Illinois’ system of court costs, fines, and fees and reduces the burden of court costs, fines, and fees on Illinoisans who can’t afford to pay them....
August 21, 2018

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 7, 2018

An Appellate Case Concerning Fines and Fees

Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers have been advocating for reform to Illinois’ system of imposing court fees, costs and fines on defendants and civil litigants for years. The systems are burdensome and arbitrary, and unfairly fund the costs of trial by burdening the state Constitution...
June 28, 2018

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” when it comes to immigrants crossing...
June 26, 2018