Ruling in Sanchez v. Torres in the Illinois Appellate Court

In August, Chicago Appleseed joined an amicus authored by the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project of the George Washington University Law School and attorneys at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed before the Illinois Appellate court in Sanchez v. Torres. At issue in the case w...
February 2, 2016

Cook County Domestic Relations Court Changes

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice has been working with a task force for the Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division, Grace Dickler, for several years to improve the court. The work has been very rewarding and plans for a pilot courtroom based upon our work have been approved for 2016. I...
December 14, 2015

Drug Field-Testing Pilot Study Committee meeting minutes

The first meeting of the HB356 Drug Field Testing Pilot Study Committee met on November 13, 2015. The purpose of the pilot program is to being field testing of alleged drug samples shortly after arrest so that defendant may move to preliminary hearing more quickly than had otherwise been occurring a...
November 13, 2015

Annual Luncheon

Thank you so much for helping make our annual luncheon a success! Your support of the Collaboration for Justice means we can continue our vital work in the criminal courts, the immigration courts, and the family courts. Our donors and our members make it possible and we enjoy having the opportunity...
October 19, 2015

Annual Program Report for 2015

The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice host their annual luncheon on Friday. You can read the Annual Program Report for 2015. We hope to see you at the luncheon and thank you for your support throughout the year. Annual Program Report for 2015 THE COLLABORATION FOR JU...
October 14, 2015