Judicial Recusal Forum Video & Promising Recusal Standards

By Sarah Swearer, Summer Intern with Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice On May 23, Chicago Appleseed co-sponsored a forum on judicial recusal and campaign finance reform. CAN TV just released the video of the forum, which you can find here: Protecting Fair Courts in a Citizens United World You can...
July 9, 2012

Links of Interest: July 2-6, 2012

Criminal Justice The Just Policy Blog of the Justice Policy Institute had a thoughtful post on solitary confinement. The post links back to video of testimony before a hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (Senate Committee on the Judiciary) entitled on Ju...
July 6, 2012

RSVP — Discussing Diversion in Cook County, June 27, 3-5 pm

At the "Getting Smarter on Crime: Discussing Diversion in Cook County Criminal Justice" forum, the Chicago Reader's Mick Dumke will moderate a panel discussion among public safety leaders about recent successes and future opportunities to improve Cook County's criminal justice process. It will empha...
June 19, 2012

Links of Interest: June 11-15, 2012

  Judicial Performance and Elections Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center participated in a US News and World Report Debate Club forum about voter fraud claims, "Voter Fraud Claims are Smoke without Fire." Earlier this week, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the State of Florida...
June 15, 2012

Links of Interest: May 26 – June 1, 2012

Judicial Performance and Elections Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke (.pdf) at the University of Arkansas Little Rock this week, referencing his dissent in Citizens United and its impact on campaign finance. Lyle Denniston analyzes the speech at SCotUSBlog. Politico ran three...
June 1, 2012