Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Supporting community-led solutions to injustice with empirical evidence.
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 mark the one year. Events of the day even made it into the Chicago Tribune.
We’re proud to have been part of this work and a member of the Coalition.
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,… Continue reading Governor Rauner Signs The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act into Law!
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… Continue reading Protecting Immigration Court Due Process
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… Continue reading An Appellate Case Concerning Fines and Fees
–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… Continue reading Due Process Must Be Protected