Latest News - Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

Illinois Asset Building Group Launches New Website

The Illinois Asset Building Group, of which Chicago Appleseed is a member, unveiled a new website this week. Be sure to check it out at: http://www.illinoisassetbuilding.org/ An excerpt from their launch email explains the site features: Asset Building Blog: our blog will provide a space for IAB...

Links of Interest

What We Read, January 9-13, 2012 Elections: Gapers Block reports on the first and second public hearing over the Ward re-mapping. Criminal Justice and Criminal Court Reform: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has called for a study of the bail bond system in Cook County Imm...

Interview with Center for Court Innovation Director, Greg Berman

I recently conducted an interview with Center for Court Innovation Director and co-founder, Greg Berman for the University of Chicago's policy publication, The Chicago Policy Review. You can read the whole interview here. An excerpt is below: Why should we be concerned about effective and effici...

Links of Interest

What We Read, January 2-6, 2012 Happy new year, everyone! Judicial Elections and Judiciary Reform: Super PACS are already having a significant effect on the 2012 elections, according to the LA Times. Community Justice: President Obama has appointed Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer...

Judicial Campaign Contributions Revive Need for Recusal Standards

The sole asbestos judge in Madison County, IL was dropped from several asbestos cases after receiving over $30,000 in campaign contributions from asbestos plaintiffs' law firms, reports the Belleville News Democrat. Just days before contributing to Judge Crowder's campaign for re-election, the three...