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VICTORY: Appellate Court Rules to Preserve the Sanctity of Survivor Privileges in Illinois

On Friday, July 10, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers submitted an amicus brief in the Illinois Appellate case of People v. Gomez-Ramirez (AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center, Bolingbrook, and Alexian Brothers-AHS Midwest Region Health Co., Contemnors-Appellants). Our pro bono partn...

Barriers to Justice: Identifying the Hidden Ways Survivors are Punished in Domestic Violence Court

This article was researched and written by Jenna Grace Piehl (rising fourth-year in Journalism and Legal Studies) & Mariana Leone (rising fourth year in Political Science and Theatre), Northwestern University students and Summer 2021 Communications Interns for Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair C...

Safeguarding Privacy Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors

People v. Gomez-Ramirez Case Description On June 16, oral arguments began in the Illinois appellate case of People v. Gomez-Ramirez (AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center, Bolingbrook, and Alexian Brothers-AHS Midwest Region Health Co., Contemnors-Appellants). The case, which is being heard in th...

Dispelling Myths: The Pretrial Fairness Act and Domestic Violence

In January 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping criminal justice reform package, presented by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, which includes the Pretrial Fairness Act (HB 3653 SFA2). The Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) abolishes money bail; ensures faster release f...

Reallocating Priorities: Call for City of Chicago to Invest in Community-Based DV Prevention and Intervention

Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers are happy to share The Network's campaign to fund domestic and sexual violence services. The Network has released a comprehensive report calling for the reallocation of $35-million from the budget of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to community se...

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